Pre-Registration has closed, however onsite registration will be available
ACRC/Macula returns to Boston on February 2-4, 2023
Atlantic Coast Retina Club
Thursday, February 2 | Trainee Case Presentations
Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, Mass.
Friday, February 3 | Faculty Case Presentations
Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Blvd, Boston, Mass.
Macula 2023
Saturday, February 4
Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Blvd, Boston, Mass.
Dean Eliott, MD
Harvard Ophthalmology/Mass Eye and Ear
Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH
Harvard Ophthalmology/Mass Eye and Ear
Jeffrey S. Heier, MD
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
Chirag Shah, MD, MPH
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
Andre J. Witkin, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
For event information or questions, please contact Ellen Weinraub.
Directions to the Starr Center
The Starr Center is located at 185 Cambridge Street, Boston MA. It is in the Charles River Plaza, Simches Research Building. Enter the glass doors marked 185 Cambridge Street (about mid-plaza) and take the elevator to the 2nd Floor.
Parking at the Seaport Hotel
The Seaport Hotel offers valet parking at the front door at One Seaport Lane. You may also self-park at the Seaport Garage. Park as close to Row G or H on any level to easily access the elevators to the hotel lobby.
Trillium Brewery
Saturday, February 4 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The optional, causal post-conference reception will be held at Trillium Brewery, located at 50 Thompson Place, a short walk or ride from the Seaport Hotel. Pre-registration is required.
Parking at Trillium Brewery
The closest parking garage is the Farnsworth Street Garage next door, and the Necco Street and Channelside lots are a short walk away. Street parking may be available on nearby Summer St, Seaport Blvd and Congress St. For guests arriving by public transport, it is a 1 min walk from the Silver line Courthouse Station, just a stop away from South Station.
Hotel Accommodations
Please contact the The Seaport Hotel to book your accommodations. Call 1-877-SEAPORT and request the group rate for the “ACRC/Macula Conference.”
Learning Objectives
Macula 2023 is designed to update practicing ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals on the latest management of diseases of the retina and macula, with emphasis on imaging techniques and medical therapy of retinal vascular disorders and intraocular tumors. The main goal is to provide the learner with a better understanding of macular diseases, the latest clinical study data, and the best treatment options. More specifically, we have sought to focus on:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Optometry
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 7.00 contact hours for optometrists. Optometrists should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note: Macula 2023 attendees will receive a survey by email at the conclusion of the conference. You must complete the survey to receive credit for attending.
We gratefully acknowledge the support from the following firms:
Commercial Support Provided by Alcon and Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Silver Sponsor
Genenetch
Regeneron
Bronze Sponsor
Allergan
IVERIC BIO
Patron
Alcon
Clearside Biomedical
RegenxBio
Exhibitors
Alcon
Allergan
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Coherus Biosciences
Dutch Ophthalmic
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
Genentech
Heidelberg Engineering
IVERIC BIO
Optos
Regeneron
Media Partner
Retina Today
To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, contact Ellen_Weinraub@meei.harvard.edu.
Other financial relationships may exist between these companies, Mass Eye and Ear, and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Thursday, February 2 - Atlantic Coast Retina Club
Starr Center, 185 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Boston
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12:30 pm | Registration |
1:00-6:15 pm
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Trainee Case Presentations
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6:30-8 pm | Reception |
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Friday, February 3 - Atlantic Coast Retina Club
Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Blvd, Boston - Plaza Ballroom
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8:30-9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00 am-6:00 pm
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Faculty Case Presentations
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6:00-7:30 pm | Reception |
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Saturday, February 4 - Macula 2023 Conference
Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Blvd, Boston - Plaza Ballroom
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7:45 am
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Continental Breakfast
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8:05 am
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Host City Welcome Remarks
Joan W. Miller, MD David Glendenning Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School; Chair of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital; Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
8:15am
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Perspectives on ACRC/Macula
Lawrence Yannuzzi, MD Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York; Vice-chairman and Director, LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center of the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital |
Wet AMD: Today and Tomorrow
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8:20 am
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High Dose Aflibercept
Philip Ferrone, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell; Vitreoretinal Physician and Surgeon, Vitreoretinal Consultants |
8:30 am
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Real World Faricimab Experience in Anti-VEGF Non-responders
Ferhina Ali, MD, MPH
Vitreoretinal Physician and Surgeon, New York Medical College and Advanced Eye Physician Services |
8:40 am
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Port Delivery Ranibizumab
Jason Hsu, MD Associate Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Attending Surgeon, Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital |
8:50 am
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Gene Therapy for Wet AMD
Peter A. Campochiaro, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
9:00 am
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Biosimilars
Susan B. Bressler, MD Julia G. Levy, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
9:10 am
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TKIs for Wet AMD
Robert L. Avery, MD Vitreoretinal Physician and Surgeon, California Retina Consultants |
9:20 am
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Panel Discussion
Moderator: Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute |
9:45 am
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Break/Visit with Exhibitors
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What's Coming for Dry AMD?
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10:30 am
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C3 Inhibition for Dry AMD
Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmology Clinical Research, Duke University Medical Center |
10:40 am
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C5 Inhibition for Treatment of Dry AMD
Carl Regillo, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Chief of the Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital |
10:50 am
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Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Dry AMD
Allen Ho, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Director, Wills Eye Retina Service and Director, Retina Research, Wills Eye Hospital |
11:00 am
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Other Approaches to Dry AMD Therapy
Peter Kaiser, MD Vitreoretinal Faculty, Cole Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic; Founding Director, Digital Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Reading Center, Cole Eye Institute |
11:10 am
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The Futility of Complement Inhibition in the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy
Richard Spade, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Retina Specialist, Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York
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11:20 am
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Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sonia Mehta, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine; Retina Specialist at Wills Eye Hospital and Mid Atlantic Retina |
11:45 am
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Lunch/Visit with Exhibitors
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Innovative Approaches to Retinal Vascular Disease
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12:50 pm
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Long-acting Anti-VEGF for RVO
Ajay Kuriyan, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital |
1:00 pm
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High Dose Aflibercept
Yasha Modi, MD Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Director, Tele-retina, NYU Langone Health |
1:10 pm
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DRCR Trial Update
Judy Kim, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
1:20 pm
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Discussion
Moderator: Donald D’Amico, MD Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College; Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital |
State of the Art: Diagnosis and Treatment of Uveitis and Tumors
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1:45 pm
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IMT – When do you need to give up on steroids?
James P. Dunn, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Uveitis Unit, Wills Eye Hospital |
1:53 pm
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Triamcinolone Suprachoroidal
Meghan Berkenstock, MD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2:01 pm
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Uveitic Macular Edema: Anti-VEGF vs Anti-Inflammatory Therapy
Douglas Jabs, MD Joint Appointment in Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2:09 pm
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Ocular Side Effects of Cancer Drugs
Jasmine Francis, MD Ophthalmic Oncologist, Associate Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center |
2:17 pm
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Hot Topics in Melanoma: Aura, New Systemic Drugs, Liquid Biopsy
Carol Shields, MD Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Chief, Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital |
2:25 pm
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Oncology Immunogenicity
Jose Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Henry and Corrine Bower Memorial Laboratories for Translational Medicine, Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center, Wills Eye Hospital |
2:33 pm
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Discussion Panel
Moderators:
Jose Pulido, MD, MS, MPH, MBA
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Henry and Corrine Bower Memorial Laboratories for Translational Medicine, Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center, Wills Eye Hospital
Debra A. Goldstein, MD, FRCSC, FARVO
Magerstadt Professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Director, Uveitis Service and Director, Uveitis Fellowship in the Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern Medicine |
2:55 pm
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Break/Visit with Exhibitors
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Ocular Imaging: What Can We See Now?
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3:40 pm
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AI – Home OCT
W. Lloyd Clark, MD
Retina Specialist, Palmetto Retina Center
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3:50 pm
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AI – How Will it change our practice in the next 5 years?
Yannek Liederman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Retina Service and Director, Vitreoretinal Microsurgery Laboratory,
Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
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4:00 pm
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Is Wide Field Imaging Important for Management of Retinal Vascular Disease?
Adrienne Scott, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Chief, Wilmer Eye Institute - Bel Air
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4:10 pm
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Discussion
Moderator: Amani A Fawzi, MD
Cyrus Tang and Lee Jampol Professor of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine |
Advances in VR Surgery
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4:30 pm
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Different Approaches to Macular Hole
Netan Choudhry, MD Adjunct Faculty, University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Medical Director, Vitreous Retina Macula Specialists of Toronto; Staff Ophthalmologist, Cleveland Clinic Canada |
4:40 pm
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Surgical Approach to Gene Therapy Delivery/Optogenetics
Nell (Ninel) Gregori, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Miami Health, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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4:50 pm
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Pediatric Surgery
Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD
Assistant Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University;
Adult and Pediatric Retina Specialist, Wills Eye Hospital
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5:00 pm
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Secondary IOLs: Yamane, Gortex, ACIOL
Omesh P. Gupta, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Attending Surgeon, Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital |
5:10 pm
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Discussion Panel: Challenging Cases and Things that Went Wrong
Moderators:
Stanley Chang, MD
K.K. Tse and Ku Teh Ying Professor of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center
John Thompson, MD
Co-founder, Retina Specialists
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5:35 pm
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Adjourn
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*Agenda/timing subject to change
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To present a case:
Prepare your case or short video:
We will contact all who registered to present a case with a link to a drop box. The Deadline to submit your case to the drop box will be January 13th.