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SMO Annual MeetingSunday, 12 November 2017 at 1730Marriott New Orleans555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LouisianaMeet & greet, reception and CME
SMO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM1 hour of AMA/PRA Category 1 CME Credit
Doors open at 5:30 pmHors d'oeuvres will be servedRoom for 100
Resident Research Poster SessionHeld during meet and greet
Lectures:“State of Corneal Cross-linking in the DoD”Maj William Gensheimer, MD
“Topography Guided PRK and Corneal Cross-linking”LtCol Tighe Richardson, MD
“Implantable Collamer Lens in the DoD”COL Scott Barnes, MD
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World War I to Now: The evolution of combat eye care in the DoD and VA across 100 years of conflict
Monday, November 13, 2017 12:45pm to 1:45pmRoom: 239
This year marks the centennial of the entry of U.S. military forces into World War I. This symposium will examine the evolution of management of combat eye care in the DoD and VA. Speakers will provide insights into the abilities and limitations of a WWI ophthalmologist and surgical innovations arising from the exigencies of battlefield medicine. Successes and continuing limitations in military medicine will be compared between the Great War and present day.
Moderator: Andrew Thliveris PhD, MD President, Association of VA Ophthalmologists
Presenters:
Robert Mazzoli, MD, FACS, COL (Ret) MC USA Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD Director, Education, Training, Simulation and Readiness, DOD-VA Vision Center of Excellence, Bethesda, MDOphthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive, and Orbital Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Glenn Cockerham, MD, COL (Ret) USAF Association of VA OphthalmologistsVA Ophthalmology National Program Director, VA Palo AltoClinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Ophthalmology and Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine
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