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2005 Abstracts and Meeting Agenda

39th Annual Meeting
Palmer House Hilton Hotel
Chicago, IL
October 15, 2005

MODERATOR: David Hwang, M.D.

6:45 a.m. Registration

7:30 a.m. lDetermining the Optimal Treatment of Group B Streptococcal Keratitis: An Animal Model
JC Liu, P Patel, GW Zaidman, JM Kurilec, AE Aguero, K Juechter
New York Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology

7:38 a.m.ID50 of Staph Epidermidis for Keratitis in Rabbits Pre-Treated with Prophylactic Zymar (Gatifloxacin 0.3%)
J Friday and R Snyder
Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

7:46 a.m. Trends in Contact Lens Related Corneal Ulcers at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
R Yang, A Hong, DC Ritterband, M Shah, N Rodriguez, A Bhargava, JA Seedor, R Koplin
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

7:54 a.m Identification of Methicillin Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus Ophthalmic Infections
AL Hofling-Lima, AAA Oliveira, D Freitas, C Viana, J Sampaio, W Francisco, C Lottenberg, MDV Martino
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - Department de Oftalmologia - UNIFESP/EPM

8:02 a.m.Human Corneal Stroma and Epithelium Concentrations of Moxifloxacin and Gatifloxacin Following Topical Ocular Dosing with VIGAMOX and ZYMAR
T Kim, S Lane, E Holland, M Raizman, S Dunn, A Martin, H Katz, R Faulkner, D Dahlin, D Jasheway, S Robertson
Duke University Eye Center, Durham NC; Associated Eye Care Stillwater MN; Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati OH; Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston MA; Michigan Cornea Consultants, Southfield Ml; Alcon Research, Ltd, Fort Worth, TX; Krieger Eye Institute, Baltimore MD

8:10 a.m.Lipid Membrane Rafts Mediate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Internalization in Corneal Ephithelium Following CTL Wear In Vivo and In Vitro
HD Cavanagh
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Dallas TX

8:18 a.m.Ocular Flora in Healthy Conjunctiva and in a Series of Suppurative Corneal Ulcers in Rural Sierra Leone
J Capriotti, MK Shah, DM Caivano, DC Ritterband
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York Medical College, Valhalla NY
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York NY

8:26 a.m.CRC is Involved in Biotilm Formation and Corneal Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA14) in Corneal Infection of C57B/6 Mice
ME Zegans, D MacEachran, GA O'Toole
'Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH

8:34 a.m.Topical Cholesterol as an Effective Treatment for Pneumococcus Keratitis
ME Marquart, JM Reed, AR Caballero, S Joshi, DC Weathersby, CC McCormick, KS Monds, and RJ O'Callaghan
'University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

8:42 a.m.Topical Voriconazole For The Treatment of Fungal Keratitis
VY Bunya, KM Hammersmith, EJ Cohen,& CJ Rapuano
Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia PA

8:50 a.m.Acanthamoeba Keratitis Induced Retinal Ischemia
ST Awwad, M Heilman, D Parmar, JP McCulley, HD Cavanagh
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX

8:58 a.m.Biofilm Formation by S. epidermidis on Intraocular Lens Material
S Kobayakawa, Y Okajima1, A Tuji, T Tochikubo
'Department of Ophthalmology, Toho U., Tokyo, Japan
Department of Infection Control and prevention, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tohu U., Tokyo, Japan

9:06 a.m. Prevention of Biofilm Formation by S. epidermidis on Intraocular Lens Material
Y Okajima, S Kobayakawa, A Tuji, T Tochikubo
'Department of Ophthalmology, Toho U., Tokyo, Japan
Department of Infection Control and prevention, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tohu U., Tokyo, Japan

9:14 a.m. Microbiology of Endophthalmitis From India
DW Stroman, JG Bartell, JJ Dajcs, L Therese and HN Madhavan
'Alcon Research, Ltd.
Research Vision Foundation, Chennai, India

9:22 a.m. A Comparison of Ocular Penetration and Microbiological Efficacy of Fourth Generation Fluoroquinolones in Cataract Surgery Patients
TP O'Brien and DW Stroman
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Alcon Research Ltd., Fort Worth, TX

9:30 a.m. The Eyelid Cleansers "EYECL08" and "EYECL09" are Bactericidal for 40 Endophthalmitis Organisms
JP Gilbard and B Paton
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Advanced Vision Research, Boston MA

9:38 a.m. Vancomycin Topical Prophylaxis in the Boston Keratoprosthesis
ML Durand and CH Dohlman
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

9:46 a.m.Bacterial Culture Isolates from Hospitalized Pediatric Patients with Conjunctivitis
AB Tarabishy, GS Hall, GW Procop, BH Jeng
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Microbiology
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland OH

9:54 a.m. Linezolid and Daptomycin: Future Ophthalmic Antibiotics?
EG Romanowski, RP Kowalski, FS Mah, YJ Gordon
The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

10:02 a.m.0.005% Benzalkonium Chloride (BAK): Is it Effective m Eliminating Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
RP Kowalsk, BR Kowalski, PP Thompson, EG Romanowski, FS Mah, YJ Gordon
The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

10:10 a.m. Effectiveness of Moxifloxacin in the Treatment of Experimental Mycobacterium abscessus Keratitis During LASIK Surgery
AR Caballero, B Thibodeaux, J Wheeler, J Reed, T Kim, R O'Callaghan
LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
AIcon Laboratories in Fort Worth
Duke University Eye Center in Durham

10:18 a.m.Characterization of Mycobacterium Isolates from Ocular Infections
BA Schlech, JG Bartell, JJ Dajcs, BA Mendoza, DW Stroman, S Sharma, L Therese, HN Madhavan
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderbad, India
Research Vision Foundation, Chennai, India

10:26 a.m.Vernal Conjunctivitis: Descriptive Conjunctival and Nasal Impression Cytology
LB Lousa, ADD Oliveira, D Freitas, M Lowen, R Cavalcanti, AL Hofling-Lima
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - Department de Oftalmologia - UNIFESP/EPM

10:34 a.m.Comparing the Healing Times of Corneal Epithelium After Photorefractive Keratectomy While Using Topical Gatifloxacin or Moxifloxacin
BD Brimhall, E Dudenhoefer, C Relly, R Smith
Willford Hall Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Lackland AFB TX

10:42 a.m.Thygeson Lecture - Deborah Langston, M.D.
"Herpes Zoster Neurotrophic Keratopathy"

11:07 a.m.Closing Comments and Awards

11:15 a.m.Adjourn