Anterior Segment 1

Friday, 3/22/2019

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderators: C. Stephen Foster and Erik Letko

Topic 1: Dry Eye: Current Concepts and Challenges

• 10:30 am - 10:40 am: Dry Eye Pathophysiology: What We Learned in the Last Decade

  (Michael E. Stern, PhD)

• 10:40 am - 10:50 am: Sjogren’s Syndrome

  (Alan Baer, MD)

• 10:50 am - 11:00 am: Novel Therapies for Dry Eye Management: Electroceuticals

  (Peter J. McDonnell, MD)

• 11:00 am - 11:15 am:

  Discussion

Topic 2: Allergy: More Than Just Itchy Eyes

• 11:15 am - 11:25 am: AK002, an Anti-Siglec-8 Antibody, is a Novel Approach to Eosinophilic and Mast Cell Driven Ocular Diseases

  (Henrik S. Rasmussen, MD, PhD)

• 11:25 am - 11:35 am: Allergic Eye Disease and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

  (Daniel R. Saban, PhD)

• 11:35 am - 11:45 am: Evidence Based Treatment of Allergic Eye Disease  

  (Brandon D. Ayres, MD)

• 11:45 am - 12:00 noon:

  Discussion