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ARVO 2019
April 28, 2019 @ 8:00 am - May 2, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
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Join our faculty and learners in Vancouver as we present, lead and share at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2019 Annual Meeting.
| SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 | |||||||
| Time | Main Session | Type | # | Poster/Paper Title | Author(s)/Moderator(s) | Speaker/s | Location |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 10: AMD screening, risk factors, and consequences | Poster | A0130 | Mail-based Stool Collection in Women with and without Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) | Amy Millen, Kristen Hall, Kelly Kamm, Zhe Liu, Barbara Krajewski, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Gareth Lema, Michael Buck, Rachael Hageman Blair, Yijun Sun, Daniel McSkimming, Julie Mares | Amy Millen | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 12: AMD anti-VEGF II | Poster | A0307 | Chronic Nonclinical Ocular Toxicity Study of KSI-301 Demonstrates Tolerability after Intravitreal Administration in Cynomolgus Monkeys | John Sinclair, Hong Liang, Zachary Antonio, Paul Miller, Avery Tolosa, Joel Naor, Leah Quarberg, Alok Sharma, Xiaojian Huang, Janine Lu, William Ngo, Dan Dang, Frances Clemo, James Ver Hoeve, T. Michael Nork, D. Victor Perlroth | John Sinclair | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 14: Animal Imaging | Poster | A0595 | Functional, Histologic, and Ultrastructural Assessment of Novel OCT Findings in the Cynomolgus Monkey | Helen Booler, Aija Kusi, Nardos Tassew, Christopher Frantz, Matthew Holdren, Phillip Lai, T. Michael Nork, Carol Rasmussen, William Meier, Vladimir Bantseev | Helen Booler | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 14: Animal Imaging | Poster | A0610 | OCT in Neonate Monkeys With and Without Maternal Zika Virus Exposure | Carol Rasmussen, Seth Eaton, Nathan Diers, Peter Cueno, Emma Mohr, David O’ Connor, Alexander Katz, Michelle Schotzko, Christopher Murphy, Yijun Huang, T Michael Nork | Carol Rasmussen | West Exhibition Hall |
| 01:00 PM – 02:45 PM | 35: AMD therapies (excluding anti-VEGF) | Poster | A0232 | Small PEDF-derived peptides mitigate choroidal neovascularization | Jack Henkin, Ignacio Melgar-Asensio, Soesiawati Darjatmoko, Shoujian Wang, Christine Sorenson, Daniel Albert, Reshma Bhowmick, Olga Volpert, Nader Sheibani | Jack Henkin | West Exhibition Hall |
| 01:00 PM – 02:45 PM | 36: Gene variants and regulation of ocular genes expression in health and disease | Poster | A0370 | Mutations in splicing factors that cause Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) do not affect splicing in a global manner | Revital Bronstein, Sudeep Mehrotra, Elizabeth Capowski, Leah Foltz, Michael Farkas, David Gamm, Dennis Clegg, Eric Pierce | Revital Bronstein | West Exhibition Hall |
| 01:00 PM – 02:45 PM | 44: Neurodegeneration | Poster | B0129 | Exploring the Role of BAX in the Degeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons and Dendritic Arbors | Ryan Donahue, Briana Ebbinghaus, Mrinalini Hoon, Robert Nickells | Ryan Donahue | West Exhibition Hall |
| 01:00 PM – 02:45 PM | 44: Neurodegeneration | Poster | B0151 | Neuro-inflammation and degeneration in the Optic Nerve Head (ONH) in a Genetic Feline Model of Glaucoma | Kazuya Oikawa, Julie Kiland, N. Matthew Ellinwood, Gillian McLellan | Kazuya Oikawa | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 70: AMD clinical research I | Poster | A0183 | Comparable Growth Rates of Bilateral Geographic Atrophy due to Age-related Macular Degeneration | Jeong Pak, Amitha Domalpally, Kyle McDaniel, Barbara Blodi | Jeong Pak | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 71: AMD clinical research II | Poster | A0202 | Characteristics of Reticular Pseudodrusen in the AREDS2 | Meghana Agni, Jeong Pak, Amitha Domalpally, Emily Chew | Meghana Agni | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 73: From Modeling to Potential Therapies | Poster | A0356 | Performance of a Novel OCT Segmentation Method for Determining Lesion Volume in the Assessment of a Non-Human Primate Model of Choroidal Neovascularization | Seth Eaton, Yijun Huang, Ronald Danis, T Michael Nork, Carol Rasmussen, Hugh Wabers, Michael Neider, Brian Christian, Menno Van Lookeren Campagne, Christopher Murphy | Seth Eaton | West Exhibition Hall |
| 04:15 PM – 04:30 PM | 54: Retina | Paper | 968 | Vigabatrin-induced retinal bipolar cell plasticity in C57BL/6J mice | Kore Chan, Brad Wahlgren, Shawna Gloe, James Ver Hoeve, Mrinalini Hoon, Bikash Pattnaik, Jeremy Williams, Julie Kiland, Erwin Jansen, Gajja Salomons, Dana Walters, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, K Michael Gibson, Gillian McLellan | Kore Chan | East 2/3 |
| MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 | |||||||
| Time | Main Session | Type | # | Poster/Paper Title | Author(s)/Moderator(s) | Speaker/s | Location |
| 08:15 AM – 10:00 AM | 110: Imaging: posterior segment, clinical | Poster | A0344 | Utility of Ultra-Widefield Imaging in Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases | Rachael Lyerla, Nickie Stangel, Angie Adler, Melanie Schmitt, Kimberly Stepien | Rachael Lyerla | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:15 AM – 10:00 AM | 112: Retinal Vascular Biology | Poster | B0274 | Suprachoroidal (SC) injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in rabbits: A new model of outer retinal ischemia. | T Michael Nork, Alexander Katz, Elizabeth Hennes-Beean, Charlene Kim | T Michael Nork | West Exhibition Hall |
| 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | 118: Translational immunology in AMD, uveitis and thyroid eye disease | Paper | 1722 | Infection Patterns of Periodontal Microbiota and Age-related Macular Degeneration | Chung-Jung Chiu, Alpdogan Kantarci, Ronald Klein | Chung-Jung Chiu | East Ballroom A |
| 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM | 127: New Ideas in Glaucoma | Paper | 1788 | Schlemm’s canal imaging, pressure measurement, catheterization and substance delivery in live monkeys | Sri Meghana Konda, Julie Kiland, Mary Mohr, Jared McDonald, Candice Ho, Anita Chan, Jesse Moreno, Phil Prosser, Shamira Perera, Paul Kaufman | Sri Meghana Konda | ARVO Ballroom |
| 04:00 PM – 05:45 PM | 173: IOP Measurement | Poster | A0591 | Validation of the Icare® TONOVET Plus rebound tonometer in normal rabbit eyes | Julie Kiland, Abby Rothering, Shawna Gloe, Gillian McLellan | Julie Kiland | West Exhibition Hall |
| 04:00 PM – 05:45 PM | 173: IOP Measurement | Poster | A0598 | High Contrast Grating Based Mechanical Sensor for Intraocular Applications | Jayer Fernandes, Yong Kwon, Jae-Jun Kim, Mary Ann Croft, Hewei Liu, Paul Kaufman, Hongrui Jiang | Jayer Fernandes | West Exhibition Hall |
| 04:00 PM – 05:45 PM | 178: Retinal Vascular Diseases II | Poster | B0121 | Ellipsoid Zone Status and its Association with Visual Acuity in Eyes with Macular Edema in the Study of COmparative Treatments for REtinal Vein Occlusion 2 (SCORE 2) | Chandana Papudesu, Amitha Domalpally, Neal Oden, Paul VanVeldhuisen, Ingrid Scott, Michael Ip, Barbara Blodi | Chandana Papudesu | West Exhibition Hall |
| 04:45 PM – 05:00 PM | 165: Biomechanics | Paper | 2247 | Modulating Human Intraocular and Intracranial Pressure Using the ex-vivo Translaminar Autonomous System | Tasneem Sharma, Abbot Clark, Husain Lohawala, Colleen McDowell | Tasneem Sharma | ARVO Ballroom |
| 05:15 PM – 05:30 PM | AMD: Clinical Research | Paper | 2216 | Reticular Pseudodrusen as a Risk Factor for Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration | Amitha Domalpally, Jeong Pak, Elvira Agron, Tracy Clemons, Emily Chew | Amitha Domalpally | East Ballroom B |
| 07:30 PM – 09:00 PM | 296: New Clinical Trial Results in Retinal Vein Occlusion: SCORE2 and LEAVO Trials | Special Session | SCORE2 Interesting Cases | Barbara Blodi | Barbara Blodi | West 212-214 | |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 | |||||||
| Time | Main Session | Type | # | Poster/Paper Title | Author(s)/Moderator(s) | Speaker/s | Location |
| 08:45 AM – 10:30 AM | 212: Stem Cell based Approaches for Transplantation and Therapies | Poster | A0057 | Transplantation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived photoreceptors on a biocompatible scaffold in the S334ter rat | Allison Ludwig, Joe Phillips, Lindsey Jager, Kelsy Nilles, Sara Stuedemann, Juhwan Lee, Inkyu Lee, Shaoqin Gong, Zhenqiang Ma, David Gamm | Allison Ludwig | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:45 AM – 10:30 AM | 219: OCTA – Experimental Applications and Technical Improvements | Poster | A0431 | Assessment of OCT angiography image quality in clinical studies | Ian Holmen, Sri Meghana Konda, Jeong Pak, Barbara Blodi, Kimberly Stepien, Amitha Domalpally | Ian Holmen | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:45 AM – 10:30 AM | 224: Aqueous humor Dynamics and IOP | Poster | B0358 | Imaging Post-Trabecular Outflow Pathways in Spontaneous Canine Glaucoma | Gillian McLellan, Mary Rebecca Telle, Jake Nilles, Kevin Snyder, Kazuya Oikawa, Julie Kiland, Leandro Teixeira, Alex Huang | Gillian McLellan | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:45 AM – 09:00 AM | 202: Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Imaging | Paper | 2803 | Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Level Assessment in Ultrawide-field Imaging | Nancy Barrett, Kristi Dohm, Kyle McDaniel, Barbara Blodi, Amitha Domalpally | Nancy Barrett | East Ballroom B |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | 206: Glaucoma Genetics Development with advanced technology & large datasets | Paper | 2835 | Novel DDX58 Gene Mutation Associated With Childhood Glaucoma | Terri Young, Kristina Whisenhunt, Yasmin Bradfield, Nickie Stangel, Sarah Lamartina, Stuart Tompson | Terri Young | West 217-219 |
| 11:45 AM – 01:30 PM | 238: Stem Cells and Retinal Organoids: Development | Poster | A0028 | Characterization of interphotoreceptor matrix proteins expressed by human pluripotent stem cell derived retinal cells | Steven Mayerl, Elizabeth Capowski, Divya Sinha, Joe Phillips, Kimberly Edwards, David Gamm | Steven Mayerl | West Exhibition Hall |
| 11:45 AM – 01:30 PM | 240: Gene therapy for ocular disorders | Poster | A0161 | Gene therapies differentially rescue disease phenotype in patient-specific hiPSC-RPE models of Best disease | Divya Sinha, Benjamin Steyer, Pawan Shahi, Rasa Valiauga, Kimberly Edwards, Cole Bacig, Bikash Pattnaik, Krishanu Saha, David Gamm | Divya Sinha | West Exhibition Hall |
| 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | 230: Retinal Angiogenesis and Related Mechanisms in Vascular Biology | Paper | 3260 | 1,25(OH)2D3 Attenuates Retinal Angiogenesis by Inhibiting Proangiogenic Activity of Pericytes | Nader Sheibani, Nasim Jamali, Christine Sorenson | Nader Sheibani | East 11/12 |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | |||||||
| Time | Main Session | Type | # | Poster/Paper Title | Abstract Author Block | Speaker/s | Location |
| 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM | 336: Trabecular Meshwork and Ciliary Body | Poster | B0537 | TLR4 signaling in the human trabecular meshwork | Colleen McDowell, Tasneem Sharma | Colleen McDowell | West Exhibition Hall |
| 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM | 336: Trabecular Meshwork and Ciliary Body | Poster | B0541 | Activation of αvβ3 integrin in human trabecular meshwork cells enhances Rho-independent assembly of fibronectin fibrils. | Mark Filla, Harini Desikan, Donna Peters | Mark Filla | West Exhibition Hall |
| 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM | 336: Trabecular Meshwork and Ciliary Body | Poster | B0546 | Inactivation of αvβ3 integrin in talin-1 deficient human trabecular meshwork cells prevents TGFβ2 induced increase in fibronectin protein expression | Jennifer Faralli, Johanna Balas, Mark Filla, Donna Peters | Jennifer Faralli | West Exhibition Hall |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | 324: Imaging | Paper | 4823 | Non-invasive Detection of Visual Pathway Abnormalities in Genetic Experimental Models of Glaucoma Using Diffusion Tensor MRI | Max Colbert, Yolandi van der Merwe, Leon Ho, Gillian McLellan, Samuel Hurley, John Fingert, Carlos Parra, Muneeb Faiq, Gadi Wollstein, Joel Schuman, Kevin Chan | Max Colbert | ARVO Ballroom |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | 315: Stem Cells and Organoids | Paper | 4766 | Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human NRL null retinal organoids | Donald Zack, Alyssa Kallman, Elizabeth Capowski, Anu Kaushik, Liben Chen, Melissa Liu, Alex Jansen, Kim Edwards, Cindy Berlinicke, Ming-Wen Hu, Jiang Qian, Eric Pierce, Jeff Wang, David Gamm | Donald Zack | East 11/12 |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 368: Diabetic Retinopathy Imaging | Poster | B0029 | Comparison of Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Level Assessment Between Standard 7-field Imaging and Ultrawide Field Color Imaging | Kristi Dohm, Nancy Barrett, Kyle McDaniel, Barbara Blodi, Amitha Domalpally | Kristi Dohm | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 368: Diabetic Retinopathy Imaging | Poster | B0031 | Correlation of peripheral non-perfusion from ultrawide field fluorescein angiography to color ETDRS severity level in eyes with diabetic retinopathy | Ellie Corkery, Kyle McDaniel, Amitha Domalpally, Barbara Blodi | Ellie Corkery | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 372: Healthcare Delivery | Poster | B0332 | Engaging patients and clinical stakeholders to increase teleophthalmology use for diabetic eye screening in rural primary care clinics | Yao Liu, Julia Carlson, Nicholas Zupan, Todd Molfenter, Jane Mahoney, Deanne Boss, Ronald Klein, Timothy Bjelland, Maureen Smith | Yao Liu | West Exhibition Hall |
| 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | 375: Imaging II | Poster | B0463 | Accommodative Ciliary Muscle Contraction: Choroid and Lens Thickness Measurements | Mary Ann Croft, T Michael Nork, Jared McDonald, Paul Kaufman | Mary Ann Croft | West Exhibition Hall |
| THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 | |||||||
| Time | Main Session | Type | # | Poster/Paper Title | Author(s)/Moderator(s) | Speaker/s | Location |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 398: Vision Assessment & Performance. Aging. Driving | Poster | A0411 | Macular pigment and low luminance vision in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS), an ancillary study of the Women’s Health Initiative | Krista Christensen, Zhe Liu, James Ver Hoeve, James Stringham, Yao Liu, Robert Wallace, Karen Gehrs, Lesley Tinker, Tom Lawler, Julie Mares | Krista Christensen | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 398: Vision Assessment & Performance. Aging. Driving | Poster | A0425 | Visual Acuity, Motor Vehicle Collisions, and Moving Violations in a Cohort of Patients Who Have Undergone Eyelid Surgery | Katherine Lucarelli, Mark Lucarelli, Cat Burkat, Suzanne van Landingham | Katherine Lucarelli | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 400: Animal Electrophysiology | Poster | A0474 | Normative Values for Multifocal ERGs Recorded from Cynomolgus Macaques in a Non-clinical Setting | Yelena Krakova, Charlene Kim, Seth Eaton, Brian Christian, Ewa Budzynski, Jackie Miller, T Michael Nork, Christopher Murphy, James Ver Hoeve | Yelena Krakova | West Exhibition Hall |
| 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | 402: Retinal Development | Poster | A0515 | Bim Expression Modulates Retinal Astrocyte Function through Regulation of the Extracellular Microenvironment | Christine Sorenson, Juliana Falero-Perez, Nader Sheibani | Christine Sorenson | West Exhibition Hall |
| 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM | 431: Retinal Detachment, Trauma and Repair | Poster | A0287 | Retinal Detachment Repair Outcomes in Patients who Received Preoperative Evaluation with a Different Surgeon | Zackery Oakey, Ian Holmen, Jonathan Chang, Elaine Downie, Michael Ip, Michael Altaweel, Justin Gottlieb, T Michael Nork | Zackery Oakey | West Exhibition Hall |
| 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM | 431: Retinal Detachment, Trauma and Repair | Poster | A0292 | Recurrent retinal detachment: Surgical practices and outcomes | Elaine Downie, Zackery Oakey, Ian Holmen, Michael Altaweel, Justin Gottlieb, Michael Ip, T Michael Nork, Jonathan Chang | Elaine Downie | West Exhibition Hall |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | 416: Advances in Retinal Gene Therapy and Stem Cells | Paper | 6397 | Survival and migration of photoreceptor precursors following transplantation into a macaque eye with host photoreceptors ablated | Ebrahim Aboualizadeh, M Joseph Phillips, Jennifer Strazzeri, David Diloreto, Kamal Dhakal, Brittany Bateman, Jennifer Hunter, William Merigan, David Gamm, David Williams | Ebrahim Aboualizadeh | East 8 & 15 |
| 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM | 440: Exploring Controversial Issues in BEST1-related Retinal Disease – SIG | Special Interest Group | Exploring Controversial Issues in BEST1-related Retinal Disease | Janet Sparrow, Stephen Tsang, Anthony Moore, Tingting Yang, Bernhard Weber, David Gamm, Olaf Strauss | David Gamm, Anthony Moore, Janet Sparrow, Olaf Strauss, Stephen Tsang, Bernhard Weber, Tingting Yang | East Ballroom A | |
| 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM | 442: EVER/ARVO workshop: The breadcrumb trail in glaucoma: From biology to the patient | Workshop | The BAX activation mechanism (BAM) in damaged retinal ganglion cells: prospects for future intervention | Robert Nickells | Robert Nickells | West 211 | |
| MODERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Date | Time | Type | Poster Series | Session Title | Moderator(s) | Location | |
| April 28, 2019 | 08:00 AM – 09:45 AM | Poster | A0592 – A0617 | 14: Animal Imaging | Gillian McLellan, Robert J. Zawadzki | West Exhibition Hall | |
| April 29, 2019 | 01:15 PM – 02:45 PM | Workshop | 260: Members-in-Training Career Forum: Preparing for your future career NOW! | Colleen McDowell, Esther M. Bowie | West 211 | ||
| April 29, 2019 | 04:00 PM – 05:45 PM | Poster | B0213 – B0249 | 292: Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenic Mechanisms | Nader Sheibani | West Exhibition Hall | |
| May 1, 2019 | 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM | Workshop | Women in Eye and Vision Research Workshop: From Bench to Bedside and Back | Terri Young | West 211 | ||
| May 1, 2019 | 03:00 PM – 04:45 PM | Poster | B0017 – B0048 | 368: Diabetic Retinopathy Imaging | Amitha Domalpally, Toco Yuen Ping Chui | West Exhibition Hall | |
| ANCILLIARY EVENTS | |||||||
| Time | Date | Event | Organization | Activity | Speaker/s | Location | |
| 08:00AM – 02:00 PM | April 27, 2019 | Vision Quest | The Foundation Fighting Blindness | Presentation: Restoring Vision with Stem Cells (9:55 AM – 10:25 AM) | David Gamm | Stanley Park Pavilion | |
| 610 Pipeline Road | |||||||
| 01:15 PM – 03:00 PM | April 29, 2019 | Luncheon | Women in Eye and Vision Research | Introduction | Terri Young (Chair) | ||
| LEADERSHIP/SERVICE ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Name | Position | Organization | |||||
| Amitha Domalpally | Editorial Board Member | Translational Vision Science and Technology (TVST) Journal | |||||
| Kara Vogel | Training Fellow | ARVO Science Communication | |||||
| Gillian McLellan | Chair Elect | ARVO Animals in Research Committee | |||||
| Gillian McLellan | ARVO Delegate | Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International | |||||
| Terri Young | Chair | Women in Eye and Vision Research | |||||
| Terri Young | Mentor | Developing Country Eye Research Travel Fellowship | |||||
| Terri Young | Member | ARVO Foundation Board of Trustees | |||||
| Terri Young | Editorial Board Member | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Journal | |||||
| Terri Young | Editorial Board Member | Experimental Eye Research | |||||