2026 Agenda
Friday, March 27
| 6 - 8 pm |
Welcome Reception in the Bullock Texas State History Museum, with access to the exhibits |
Saturday, March 28
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7 - 8 am
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Registration and Breakfast
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8 - 8:05 am
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Opening Remarks – Zev Shulkin, MD, President
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8:05 – 8:10 am |
Introduction of Fish Lecturer – Timothy J. McCulley, MD |
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8:10 - 8:50 am
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John H. and Anna Marie Fish Memorial Lecture: Glaucoma Care in the Post-AI World
Pradeep Y. Ramulu, MD, PhD, MHS Professor of Ophthalmology Division Director, Glaucoma Center of Excellence Johns Hopkins, Wilmer Eye Institute Baltimore, MD
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8:50 – 9:30 am |
The Barry Uhr, MD Prize in Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Mathematical Model to Sizing the Semicircular Flap Preston Choi, MD, PGY-4, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Extended Depth of Focus IOL Outcomes in Glaucoma Patients Lauren Mason, MD, PGY-3, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Induced by Light Treatments in Light Adjustable Lenses Ashika Angirekula, MD, PGY-4, UT Southwestern Medical Center HOAs
Outcomes of Light-Adjustable Lenses in Post-Refractive Treatment Karim Kozhaya, MD, PGY-2, Baylor College of Medicine
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
TMLT: From Difficult to Dangerous: How to Handle Disruptive Patients (ETHICS/PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY) Brett Rowe, JD Evans, Rowe & Holbrook San Antonio, TX
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10:30 – 11 am |
Coffee Break with the Exhibits |
11 – 11:30 am |
Office-Based Surgery – The Pitfalls, The Benefits
Anna Edmiston, MD Medical Director, ClearSight LASIK & Lens Plano, TX
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| 11:30 am |
Business Meeting |
| 11:30 - 12:30 |
Lunch in Exhibit Area |
12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Panel - Drugs That Can Make You Go Blind
Moderated by Jane C. Edmond, MD Wong Family Distinguished University Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Interim Vice Dean of Professional Practice, Dell Medical School Director, Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, UT Health Austin Professor, Department of Ophthalmology; Professor, Department of Neurology
Amy Durand, MD Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, UT Health Austin
Saleema Kherani-Ali, MD, MPH Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, UT Health Austin
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1:30 – 2:30 pm |
OMIC: Lessons Learned from Cataract Claims Jeannette Domask, MPH, CPHRM Risk Manager, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company San Francisco, CA
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2:30 – 2:55 pm |
Announcement of Winners of Barry Uhr, MD Prize & Coffee and Dessert in the Exhibit Hall
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| 2:55 - 3 pm |
Introduction of Visionary Speaker – Jorge Corona, MD
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3 – 3:30 pm |
Healing Eyes in Times of War: Traumatic Cataract and International Collaboration in Ukraine
TSEPS Visionary Lecturer – Olga Denysiuk, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, National Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education Named After P.L. Shupik Kyiv, Ukraine
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| 3:30 - 3:45 pm |
Ophthalmic Trauma Call: Challenges, Successes and Navigating a Path Forward
Kristen Hawthorne, MD Howerton Eye Austin, TX
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3:45 – 4 pm |
Trauma in Occuloplastics
Ying Chen, MD Assistant Professor Director of Oculoplastic Surgery Director of Medical Student Education Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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| 4 - 5 pm |
AI in Health Care: Planning, Policies, and Procedures (ETHICS/PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY)
Shannon Vogel Associate Vice President, Health Information Technology Texas Medical Association Austin, TX
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