UCSF Ophthalmology and Proctor Foundation faculty, along with their research teams, are gearing up for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting, scheduled from May 5th to May 9th, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. Their insightful presentations and contributions for this event are outlined below.
Faculty and Alumni, please join us for our cocktail reception at Metropolitan Grill, 820 Second Avenue in Seattle on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Please RSVP by the end of the day, Monday, April 22nd to Shelagh Stewart-Chung at shelagh.stewart-chung@ucsf.edu
Faculty and Student Presentations and Contributions
Saturday, May 04
Matilda Chan, MD, PhD
Welcome and overview of the Peer-Review Process
Date: 5/4/2024, Time (PST): 08:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: ARVO Education Course
Session: Journal Peer Review Fundamentals
Sunday, May 05
Nailyn Rasool, MD
Neuroradiology for the ophthalmology resident: Evaluation of a self-directed online curriculum.
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 08:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0301
Poster Range: A0301
Session: A0301: Neuroradiology for the ophthalmology resident: Evaluation of a self-directed online curriculum.
Frank Brodie, MD
AMD Injection Frequency: Effects of Distance Traveled and Travel Support
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 08:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 229-B0292
Poster Range: B0292
Session: AMD-1 (anti-VEGF)
Valencia Fernandes, PhD
Mechanism and Consequences of Intracellular C3 activation in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Models of Macular Degeneration
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 01:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster,767 Session # 135
Poster Range: B0268
Session: AMD: Mechanisms and preclinical studies
Mentor: Aparna Lakkaraju,PhD
Abu Tahir Taha, BS
Flow characterization of Ahmed glaucoma FP7 tubes after in-vitro aging in silicone oil
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 01:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 797
Poster Range: B0386
Session: Retina miscellaneous 1
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD
Linus Shen, MD
Longitudinal Change in Cone Structure and Retinal Sensitivity in Choroideremia
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 01:30 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 405
Session: Retina miscellaneous: Translational
Mentor: Jacque Duncan, MD
David G. Hwang, MD
A0126: Does Placing a Glaucoma Tube Shunt Farther Away From the Cornea Increase Endothelial Keratoplasty Survival?
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 03:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0126
Poster Range: A0114 – A0165
Session: Corneal surgery
Veronika Karlegan, MS
Impact of a High-Volume, Dedicated Strabismus Screening Clinic on Pediatric Ophthalmology Referrals and Access to Care
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 03:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0351
Poster Range: A0351 – A0385
Session: Strabismus
Mentor: Maanasa Indaram, MD, Julius Oatts, MD, & Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD
Yvonne Ou, MD
Synaptic remodeling and glaucoma
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 03:52 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 1033
Session: Beyond the Bottleneck: Nonaxonal signaling mechanisms in glaucoma and new approaches to neuroprotection
Ou, Yvonne MD
Survival and integration of organoid derived iPSC-RGCs into NHP tissue in an organotypic retinal explant culture system
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 04:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 952
Session: Advances in stem cell and organoid models of retinal development and disease
Xin Duan, PhD
Osteopontin drives retinal ganglion cell resiliency in glaucomatous optic neuropathy
Date: 5/5/2024, Time (PST): 04:25 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 1035
Session: Beyond the bottleneck: Nonaxonal signaling mechanisms in glaucoma and new approaches to neuroprotection
Monday, May 06
Bamadeb Patra, PhD
MANF modulates retinal immune microenvironment to suppress inflammation
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 1683-B0002
Poster Range: 1683 – B0002
Session: Poster Session-Retinal Cell Biology
Mentor: Deepak Lamba, PhD & Erik Ullian, PhD
Stephanie Zhang, MD
Association of OCT angiography (OCTA) parameters with age as modified by diabetes status.
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0088
Poster Range: B0088
Session: Diabetic retinopathy I
Mentor: Jay Stewart, MD
Marycon Jiro
B0178: Analysis of Associated Factors with Legal Blindness at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0178
Poster Range: B0178
Session:
Mentor: Jonathan Li, MD
Douglas Pula, BA
Corneal Nerve Sub-Basal Nerve Metrics: Insights from the Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0462
Poster Range: B0451 – B0499
Session: Corneal imaging and biomechanics
Mentor: John Gonzales, MD
Alejandro Arboleda, MD, MS
Practice Patterns in the Management of Aphakia in the Absence of Capsular Support
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Abstract Number: 2078 – B0603
Poster Range: B0603
Session: Cataract surgery: Treatments and techniques
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD, & Julie Schallhornm, MD MS
Elana Meer, MD, MBA
Perceptions of Exposure to New Technology in Residents and Practicing Ophthalmologists
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Abstract Number: 2091 – B0616
Poster Range: B0616
Session: Cataract surgery: Treatments and techniques
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD, & Julie Schallhornm, MD MS
Jacque Duncan, MD
Static Perimetry Results
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 1:26:00 PM
Location: 6E – Seattle Convention Center – Arch Building
Type: Presentation
Session: RUSH2A natural history study: 4 year progression data and implications for future trial design
Chu Jian Ma, MD, PhD
Comparison of Diagnosis Codes to Clinical Notes in Classifying Neovascular Glaucoma Patients
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 03:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0314
Poster Range: A0314
Session:
Mentor: Catherine Sun, MD
Lyndon Jones, PhD
AZR-MD-001 Opens Meibomian Glands, Improves Meibum and Tear Quality Resulting in Increased Wear Time and Desired Lens Use in Patients With CLD
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 03:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0513
Poster Range: B0513
Session: Cornea
Yvonne Ou, MD
Inner retinal wiring
Date: 5/6/2024, Time (PST): 03:50 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 2111
Session: A roadmap for developing vision-restoring therapies for patients suffering from optic neuropathy
Tuesday, May 07
Emmanuel Agu, BS
The distribution of trachoma across communities in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania characterizes progress towards elimination and the probability of transmission hotspots
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0007
Poster Range: A0007
Session: Anterior segment, ocular trauma and surgery – Epidemiology
Mentor: Thomas Lietman, MD
Fanxiu Xiong, MBBS, MPH
Predictors of Discordance between Dry Eye Symptoms and Signs: Insights from the Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 2933 – A0092
Poster Range: 2933 – A0092
Session: Dry eye: Clinical aspects
Mentor: John Gonzales, MD
John Gonzales, MD
Identifying novel biomarkers in Sjögren’s disease: insights from the Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 08:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster,A0091
Poster Range: A0091
Session: Dry eye: clinical aspects
Yvonne Ou, MD
A deep learning approach for automated synapse detection in animal models of retinal neurodegeneration
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 09:45 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 2773
Session: AI in the retina
Wenhao Shang, PhD
Characterization of chorioretinal anastomosis, neovascularization, and blood flow in Col4a1 mutant mice using multiphoton microscopy and computational analysis
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 01:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0266
Poster Range: A0266
Session: Visual Psychophysics/Physiological Optics
Mentor: Tyson Kim, MD
Rongshan Yan, PhD
Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) Inhibitor NPS-2143 Increases Ocular Surface Hydration
for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 01:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster,B0263
Poster Range: B0250 – B0273
Session: Intraocular pressure, corneal disease, and ocular toxicology
Mentor: Onur Cil, MD, PhD & Neel Pasricha, MD
David G. Hwang, MD
B0364: Borderline trachoma cases can be identified with a non-dichotomous latent class analysis (LCA)
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 01:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0364
Poster Range: B0310 – B0369
Session: Cornea: Other
Bole Ying, no degree
Machine Learning Models for Predicting Cycloplegic Refractive Error and Myopia Status Based on Non-Cycloplegic Data in Chinese Students
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 01:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0387
Poster Range: B0387
Session: AI in Epidemiology and clinical research
Mentor: Julius Oatts, MD
Jonathan Hwang, no degree
Borderline trachoma cases can be identified with a non-dichotomous latent class analysis (LCA)
Date: 5/7/2024, Time (PST): 03:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0364
Poster Range: B0364
Session: Poster Session
Mentor: Tom Lietman, MD
Wednesday, May 08
Sydney Williams
Membrane trafficking defects compromise the structural integrity of the RPE in Stargardt disease
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 10:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0298
Poster Range: B0295 – B0358
Session: photoreceptor development and degeneration
Mentor: Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD
Anika Kumar, BA
Diagnostic performance of a handheld electroretinography test for glaucoma
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 10:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0444
Poster Range: B0436 – B0487
Session: Functional testing and visual fields
Mentor: Yvonne Ou, MD
Irene Pak, BS
Feasibility of Low-Fatigue Virtual Reality Visual Field Testing for Non-English Speaking Patients at a County Hospital
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 10:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0481
Poster Range: B0436-B0487
Session: Functional testing and visual fields
Mentor: Yvonne Ou, MD
Albert Xu, BA
Evaluating ON and OFF pathways in glaucoma with virtual reality-based perimetry
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 10:30 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B4782 – B0445
Poster Range: B4782 – B0445
Session: Functional testing and visual fields
Mentor: Yvonne Ou MD
Kenichi Toma, PhD
Perivascular Neurons Instruct Three-Dimensional Retinal Vascular Lattice Formation via Direct Neurovascular Contact
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 11:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 4348
Session: RGCs and retinal output
Mentor: Xin Duan, PhD
O’Rese J. Knight, MD
A0433: Optimization of Atomic Force Microscopy Cantilever Specifications for Introcular Pressure Measurement
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, A0433
Poster Range: A0428 – A0449
Session: Outflow pathway and aqueous humor dynamics II
Tessnim Ahmad, MD
Three-year Outcomes of Pediatric Keratoconus Patients Treated with Corneal Collagen Crosslinking under General Anesthesia
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0051
Poster Range: B0043 – B0065
Session: Pediatric ophthalmology
Mentor: Maanasa Indaram, MD & Neel Pasricha, MD
Marinia Bishay, BS
Temporal and Seasonal Trends in Pediatric Eye Trauma in California
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster B0052
Poster Range: B0052
Session: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Mentor: Julius Oatts, MD
Alan Pham, BS
Enhancing User Experience with 3D Printed Glasses for Patients with Craniofacial Anomalies Using a Human-Centered Design Approach.
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 5228 – B0056
Poster Range: B0056
Session: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD
Julius Oatts, MD
Pediatric Eye-Related Emergency Room Visits and Pediatric Eye Provider Location
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0074
Poster Range: B0074
Session: Pediatric Ophthalmology and inherited eye diseases
Jalin Jordan, BA
Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Retinopathy of Prematurity
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 02:15 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0088
Poster Range: B0088
Session: Pediatric Ophthalmology and inherited eye diseases
Mentor: Julius Oatts, MD
Yiyi Wang, PhD
Impact of Early Intraretinal Fluid Reduction on One-Year Outcomes in Diabetic Macular Edema
Date: 5/8/2024, Time (PST): 03:30 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 4886
Session: Diabetic macular edema
Mentor: Jacque Duncan, MD
Thursday, May 09
Finn Wolfreys, PhD
Assessing Glafenine and Prostaglandin Synthesis Modulators for the Rescue of Fuchs’ Dystrophy-Associated SLC4A11 Misfolding Mutants by Flow-cytometry
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 08:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0360
Poster Range: B0342 – B0380
Session: Corneal endothelium: Dystrophies
Mentor: Matilda Chan, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Hoang, MS
The Spectrum of Visual Impairment and Eye Pathology in a Population Experiencing Housing Insecurity
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 08:00 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 5966
Poster Range: B0629
Session: The Spectrum of Visual Impairment and Eye Pathology in a Population Experiencing Housing Insecurity
Mentor: Matilda F. Chan, MD, PhD, Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD, Kieran O’Brien, PhD, MPH
Xinyi Chen, MD
Factors associated with inflammation-related biomarkers on optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME)
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 11:45 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 6249
Poster Range: B0159
Session: Diabetic macular edema
Mentor: Jay Stewart, MD
Ethan Lindgren, BS
Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptors (LPARs) Regulate Ocular Surface Ion Transport
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 11:45 AM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 6169
Session: Corneal epithelium
Mentor: Neel Pasricha, MD & Onur Cil, MD, PhD
Yao Tong, PhD
Dysregulated exocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium as a potential mechanism for drusen deposition in age-related macular degeneration
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 02:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 6723 – B0846
Poster Range: 6723 – B0846
Session: 551
Mentor: Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD
Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS
Sign and Symptom Improvement Rates Among MGD Patients Following Treatment With AZRMD001 for 6 Months
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 02:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, B0269
Poster Range: B0215 – B0279
Session: Tear film, meibomian gland, lacrimal gland
Tara Suresh, BS
Method for Quantitative Evaluation of Posterior Vitreous Adhesion in Ex Vivo Porcine Eyes
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 02:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 6630 – B0753
Poster Range: B0753
Session: Posterior segment imaging and vitreoretinal interface disease
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD
Lauren Ong, BA
A Systematic Review of Rheometric Techniques Assessing Vitreous Humour Viscosity
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 02:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Poster, 6643-B0766
Poster Range: B0766
Session: Posterior segment imaging and vitreoretinal interface disease
Mentor: Frank Brodie, MD
Natan Hekmatjah, BS
Visual Field Testing Frequency and Associations in Children with Glaucoma
Date: 5/9/2024, Time (PST): 02:00 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall – Seattle Convention Center
Type: Presentation Number: 6472
Session: Functional testing and visual fields
Mentor: Julius Oatts, MD