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2011 OMIG Agenda

Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
45th Annual Meeting
Rosen Centre Hotel, October 21, 2011
Grand Ballroom D
Moderators: Darlene Miller, DHSc MPH and David Ritterband, MD

6:45 a.m. Registration
7:15 a.m. Introduction by Moderators
7:20 a.m. 2010 Harry Hirsch Leiter Award Recipient: Topical fluoroquinolone use as a risk factor for in vitro fluoroquinolone resistance in ocular cultures
N.R. Acharya1, R.E. Fintelmann1, E.N. Hoskins1, J.D. Keenan1, B.D. Gaynor1, V. Cevallos1, T.M. Lietman1,2
1F.I. Proctor Foundation and Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 2Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
7: 28 a.m. 1. Increasing prevalence of Methicillin resistance in Staph aureus infections, a 26-year laboratory survey (1984-2010)
M.K. Shah, D.C. Ritterband, E. Wu, R.S. Koplin, J.A. Seedor
Departments of Microbiology and Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York City, NY
7:35 a.m. 2. Seasonal trends of microbial keratitis in South India
C.C. Lin1, L. Prajna2, M. Srinivasan2, N.V. Prajna2, S.D. McLeod1,3, N.R. Acharya,1,3, T.M. Lietman,1,3,4, T.C. Porco,1,3,4
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, CA, 2Aravind Eye Institute, Madurai, India,  3Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 4Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
7:42 a.m. 3. Microbiological profile and role of anterior chamber wash in the diagnosis of microbial keratitis
S. Das1, S. Sharma2, M. Mathews1, S.K. Sahu1
1Cornea & Anterior Segment Service and 2Ocular Microbiology Service,   
L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
7:49 a.m. 4. Staphylococcus aureus isolated from endophthalmitis are hospital-acquired based on PVL and antibiotic susceptibility testing
R.P. Kowalski, K.A. Rarey, M.Q. Shanks, E.G. Romanowski, F. Gondaira, F.S. Mah
University of Pittsburgh, Ophthalmology, The Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmic Microbiology, Pittsburgh, PA
7:56 a.m. 5. Prevalence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec Cassette) types and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) toxin among Staphylococcus aureus isolates
J. Maestre, E.C. Alfonso, E. Perez, M. Diaz, D. Miller
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL
8:03 a.m. 6. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus: A standardized method for surveillance of ophthalmology clinic equipment
R.E. Reem1, A.E. Hoet2,3, C.M. Cebulla1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Havener Eye Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 2Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, 3Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
8:10 a.m. 7. The ocular surface microbiome: Indigenous communities colonize the healthy cornea and conjunctiva
V.I. Shestopalov1A,1B O. Thanahantee1A, A. Galor1A, Q. Dong2, E. Toh3, D. Nelson3, L. Akileswaran4A, J. Shendure4B, R. Rong2, D. Miller1A, R.N. Van Gelder4A, T. O’Brien1A
1A Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1BCell Biology and Anatomy University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 3Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 4ADepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4BDepartment of Genome Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
8:17 a.m. 8. Application of biome representational in silico karyotyping to characterization of the contact lens microbiome
R.N. Van Gelder, L. Akileswaran, J. Shendure, K. Pepple                             
Departments of Ophthalmology and Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
8:24 a.m. 9. Case series of severe microbial keratitis in young patients secondary to cosmetic contact lens use
C. Zaslow, A. Steiner, J. Winokur, V. Boniuk, I. Udell
North Shore-LIJ, Department of Ophthalmology, Manhasset, NY
8:31 a.m. 10. An outbreak of Streptococcus endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab
R.A. Goldberg, H.W. Flynn, Jr, D. Miller, R. Isom, S. Gonzalez
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University  of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
8:38 a.m. 11. Laboratorial investigation of an endophthalmits outbreak caused by Streptococcus mitis group after intravitreal injection of Avastin
P.J.M. Bispo, M. Diaz, E. Perez, E.C. Alfonso, H. Flynn, R. Goldberg, D. Miller
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
8:45 a.m. 12. Ocular antibiotic efficacy: Doing the math
S. Gardner, Atlanta, GA
8:52 a.m. 13. Comparative penetration of four fluoroquinolone eyedrops after topical dosing into rabbit eyes
J.L. Chung1, K.Y. Seo2, S.Y. Song1, B.Y. Kim1, J.H. Lee1, F.S. Mah3
1Kim’s Eye Hospital, Konyang University, Seoul, Kyoungkido, Republic of Korea
2Shinchon Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Kyoungkido, Republic of Korea, 3Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
8:59 a.m. 14. Identification of a bacteriocin that can kill biofilm bacteria
R.M.Q. Shanks1, A. Dashiff2, J.S. Alster2, D.E. Kadouri2
1The Charles T. Campbell Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA,
2Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
9:06 a.m. 15. Development of a soft contact lens that releases antibiotics in a sustained manner
S. Kobayakawa1, T. Matsunaga2, Y. Yamazaki2, T. Sato2, T. Tochikubo1
1Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, 2SEED Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
9:13 a.m. 16. Is polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) an effective disinfectant for adenovirus?
E.G. Romanowski, K.A. Yates, K. O’Connor, F.S. Mah, R.M.Q. Shanks, R.P. Kowalski
The Charles T. Campbell Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
9:20 a.m. 17. In vivo confocal microscopy in epidemic keratoconjunctivitis  (EKC) demonstrates increased corneal epithelial dendritic cells and loss of the subbasal nerve plexus
A. Cruzat, E. Samayoa, M. Bronikowska, P. Hamrah
Ocular Surface Imaging Center, Cornea Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
9:27 a.m. 18. Outbreak of Paecilomyces keratitis in South Florida
G. Amescua, D. Miller, L.H. Suh, R.K. Forster
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
9:34 a.m. 19. Natamycin in the treatment of fungal keratitis: Correlation of treatment outcome and in vitro susceptibility of fungal isolates.
 S. Sharma1, L. Pradhan1, S. Nalamada2, S.K. Sahu1, S. Das (Glasg.)1, P. Garg2
1L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India, 2L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
9:41 a.m. 20. Acanthamoeba keratitis with polymicrobial infections
P. Oellers, D. Miller, C.L. Karp, A. Galor, E.C. Alonso
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
9:48 a.m. 21. Use of metagenomics to document Acanthamoeba microbial communities
D. Miller1, J. Maestre1, M. Diaz1, E. Perez1, V. Shestopalov1, R. Van Gelder2, E. Alfonso1
1Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA
9:55 a.m. 22. Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis (ASK) treated with immunosuppressive therapy
A. Iovieno, J.K.G. Dart    
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom
10:02 a.m. 23. Clinicopathologic correlation of ocular surface squamous neoplasms at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute: 2001 – 2010
A.A. Kao1, A. Galor1, C.L. Karp1, S.R. Dubovy1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2Department of Pathology, University of Miami, Miami, FL
10:09 a.m. 24. Conjunctival juvenile xanthogranuloma
M. Savetsky, L. Schoenfield, A.D. Singh
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
10:16 a.m. 25. Oral azithromycin for the treatment of meibomitis
J.B. Greene, T.P. Margolis, R. Fintelmann, B.H. Jeng
Francis I. Proctor Foundation and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
10:23 a.m. 26. Hyperacute infectious keratitis with Plesiomonas Shigelloides following traumatic lamellar corneal laceration
M.H. Dastjerdi, F. Grigorian, E.D. Stahl, University of Kansas, Department of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, KS and Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Ophthalmology, Kansas City, MO
10:30 a.m. 27. Corneal cell migration blocked by Serratia marcescens factor in an in vitro wound healing model
N.A. Stella, J.K. Klarlund, R.M.Q. Shanks
The Charles T. Campbell Laboratory, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
10:37a.m. 28. Management and outcome of Pseudomonas aerugionosa keratoscleritis and scleritis
L.H. Suh, G. Amescua, N. Stanciu, T.A. Albini, D. Miller, R.K. Forster
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
10:44 a.m.

16th Thygeson Lecture: Pseudomonas aeruginosa versus ocular surface: Who wins and why?  
Suzanne M.J. Fleiszig, OD, PhD., Professor of Optometry & Vision Science, InfectiousDiseases & Immunity, and Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley

11:19 a.m. Closing Comments and Awards
11:30 a.m. Business Luncheon, Salon 13

 

 

 

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