Presentations from Casey faculty members at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2025

As a leader in research and treatment of ophthalmic diseases, we are proud to share the many courses, trainings, posters, and more being presented by Casey Eye Institute faculty members at the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Meeting in Orlando, FL. View the full list of events below.

Friday, Oct. 17

8:05AM - 9:30AM EDT

PTH02 - Section I: Ocular Surface: It’s What I Do, Not What Lesions Are Underneath, That Defines the Ocular Oncologist

Afshan A Nanji, MD - Presenter

"Cookbook for Topical Treatment and Intralesional Injections"

W414AB

10:50AM - 1:40PM EDT

PTH04 - Section III: Intraocular Tumors—With Great Oncology Comes Great Responsibility

Alison H Skalet, MD, PhD, Presenter

11:25 AM EDT: "Interaction Between Medical Oncology and Ocular Oncology"

W414AB

11:31AM - 1:56PM EDT

RET08 - Section VI: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Part I

Christina J. Flaxel, MD - Presenter

1:38 AM EDT: "Results of the GUARD Clinical Trial of Methotrexate for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy"

W415 VALENCIA

2:41PM - 4:08PM EDT

GLA07 - Section V: Caring for Glaucoma Patients Now and in the Future

Aiyin Chen, MD - Presenter

2:48 PM EDT: "Gaps in Current Glaucoma Care: What Are My Superhero Solutions for Closing Practice Gaps in Glaucoma?"

W320 CHAPIN THEATER

Saturday, Oct. 18

8:00AM - 9:15AM EDT

213 - How to Recognize and Treat Infectious Uveitis

Eric B Suhler, MD, MPH - Instructor

Instruction Course

W307AB

8:00AM - 9:15AM EDT

SYM03: How Artificial Intelligence Influences You and Your Patients

John P Campbell, MD, MPH

8:15 AM EDT: "How Ophthalmologists Are Leveraging AI"

W414AB

9:45AM - 11:00AM EDT

221: Global Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Outreach: Building Sustainable Programs to Prevent Blindness

John P Campbell, MD, MPH - Senior Instructor

Instruction Course

W221

10:30AM - 12:00PM EDT

LAB101A - Intro to MSICS

Mitchell V Brinks, MD - Instructor

Skills Transfer

W110B

10:30AM - 1:15PM EDT

OCU04 - Section III: Functional and Cosmetic Lower Lid Techniques

Natalie A Hoesly, MD - Moderator

W414CD

10:45AM - 11:39AM EDT

RET17 - Section XIV: Nonexudative AMD

Andreas K. Lauer, MD - Panel Moderator

W415 VALENCIA

12:06PM - 12:13PM EDT

PA010 - Refractive Surgery

Brooke Harkness, MS, OD, Richard D Stutzman, MD, Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PHD - Co-Authors

What Factors Predict Visual Satisfaction After Refractive Surgery?

Paper

W314

2:00PM - 3:15PM EDT

255 - Functional Ocular Complaints: Tips for the Ophthalmologist

Julie Falardeau, MD - Senior Instructor

Instruction Course

W311AB

Sunday, Oct. 19

8:00AM - 9:15AM EDT

PA029 - Retina, Vitreous Original Papers

Ogul E Uner, MD - Presenting Author

Co-Authors: AZAZ KHAN, MS, Christopher R Rosenberg, MD, Eric B Suhler, MD, MPH, Yali Jia PHD, Christina J. Flaxel, MD

8:48AM EDT: Differentiating Vitreoretinal Lymphoma and Noninfectious Uveitis: An OCT-Based AI Model

Paper

W314

9:45AM - 11:00AM EDT

SYM34 - What You Need to Know from the Past Year’s Literature

David J Wilson, MD, Chair

Symposium

W224

12:06PM - 12:13PM EDT

PA040 - Cornea, External Disease

Jad Assaf, MD - Presenting Author

Co-Authors: Travis K Redd, MD, MPH, Xubo Song, MD, Hady Yazbeck, MD, John Jackson, MD

12:06 PM EDT: Latent Supervision Incorporates Diagnostic Uncertainty to Enhance Medical AI Classification Performance and Trust

Paper

W314

2:00PM - 3:15PM EDT

SYM46 - Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Ophthalmology

Ambar Faridi, MD - Presenter

2:30 PM EDT: The Role of Access to Care in Health Disparities

Symposium

W414AB

2:00PM - 3:15PM EDT

SYM44: AI in Ophthalmology: What to Know in 2025

John P Campbell, MD, MPH - Chair

Symposium

W311E

3:00PM - 5:00PM EDT

LAB131A - Fundamental Facelifting Techniques

John D Ng, MD, Instructor

Skills Transfer

W109A

3:45PM - 5:00PM EDT

SYM50 - Academy Café: Neuro-Ophthalmology

Julie Falardeau, MD, Chair

Academy Cafe

W204

3:45PM - 5:00PM EDT

484 - Orbital Radiology: Foundations for Diagnosis and Treatment of Orbital Disease

Natalie A Hoesly, MD - Instructor

Instruction Course

W305

Monday, Oct. 20

8:00AM - 9:15AM EDT

SYM56 - Big Data, Big Ideas, Big Challenges

Thomas Hwang, MD, Chair

Michelle Hribar, PHD - Presenter

8:00AM EDT: Learning Health System: A Vision for the Future

Symposium

W224

9:45AM - 11:00AM EDT

623 - Retinal Frontiers: Updates in Retinal Gene Therapy

Paul Yang, MD, PHD - Instructor

Instruction Course

W231

11:30AM - 12:45PM EDT

639 - Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology

Julie Falardeau, MD - Instructor

Instruction Course

W311AB

On Demand

PO275 - Cornea, External Disease

Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PHD, Co-author

Changes in Practice Patterns for DMEK and DSAEK Over a 5-Year Period

Poster

PO563 - Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus

Annie F Kuo, MD, Co-Author

Retinal Hemorrhages With and Without Intracranial Injury in AHT: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study

Poster

PO039 - Refractive Surgery

Richard D Stutzman, MD, Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PHD, Co-Authors

Using Deep Learning to Predict Pain Following Refractive Surgery: A Feedforward Neural Network Approach

Poster

PO039 - Refractive Surgery

Brooke Harkness, MS, OD, Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PHD, Richard D Stutzman, MD, Co-Authors

Frequency and Determinants of Dry Eye After Refractive Surgery

Poster

PO283 - Electronic Health Records, Information Technology

Albert Sohn, MPH - Presenting Author

Co-Authors: Oliver Daniel Valdivia Camacho, BS, Thomas Hwang, MD, Michelle Hribar, PHD, Merina Thomas, MD

The Effect of Language-Concordant Automated Scheduling Communication System on Access to Care in Ophthalmology

Poster

PO002 - Neuro-Ophthalmology

Julie Falardeau, MD, Co-Author

FALCON Natural History Study: Longitudinal Assessment of Functional and Anatomical Changes in OPA1 Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy

Poster

PO030 - Retina, Vitreous

Presenting Author: Yichen Fan, BS

Co-Authors: Adam M Hanif, MD, AZAZ KHAN, MS, Sarah P Dugan, MD, Duncan David Fredrick Fuller, BS

Elizabeth Victoria Roti, BS, Yusuf Ashfaq, BS, Elizabeth Snodgrass, Shelley Hanel, BS, Steven T Bailey, MD, Yali Jia PHD, Christina J. Flaxel, MD

Logistic Regression Model to Predict PVR From OCT Images Obtained at 1 Month After RRD Repair

Poster

PO123 - Ocular Pathology, Oncology

Alison H Skalet, MD, PHD, Kellyn N Bellsmith, MD, Co-Authors

Safety Assessment of Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy in RB: A Multicenter Study of 1,203 Procedures

Poster

PO006 - Cornea, External Disease

Travis K Redd, MD, MPH, Co-Author

Comparing Microbiologic Tests for Pathogen Detection in Infectious Keratitis Using Latent Class Analysis

Poster

PO227 - Cornea, External Disease

Travis K Redd, MD, MPH, Co-Author

Multiregional vs. Locally Trained AI Models for Trachoma Detection: A Head-to-Head Comparison

Poster

804V - Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus

Leah Greenhill Reznick, MD - Senior Instructor

Instructors: Allison R Loh, MD, Annie F Kuo, MD, Kellyn N Bellsmith, MD, Benjamin K Young, MD, Lorri B Wilson MD

Making the Most of OCT in Pediatric Ophthalmology: Best Practice Patterns

Instruction Course