University of Iowa at ARVO 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
8:00 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Optics: Wavefront aberrations, refractive correction, adaptive optics, and performance
- Section: Visual Psychophysics/Physiological Optics
- A0088: Dynamic Variation in Clinically Relevant Optical Parameters
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0088
- Abstract Author Block: *Christine W. Sindt, Xifeng Xiao, Daniel R. Neal
8:00 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Clinical Applications in OCT Angiography
- Section: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Group
- A0176: Cystoid macular edema in retinitis pigmentosa is spatially correlated with deep capillary plexus loss
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0176
- Abstract Author Block: *Taariq Mohammed, Douglas Brice Critser, Edwin Stone, Ian Han
1:00 PM-2:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Machine Learning for Segmentation and Other Applications
- Section: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Group
- A0212: Deep learning-based quantitative indices of fluid in DME OCT scans trained on diverse disease populations correlate with visual acuity
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0212
- Abstract Author Block: *Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, Karl Wilson, Bernardo Bach, Milan Sonka, Elliott H. Sohn
3:15 PM-5:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Uveal Melanoma
- Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
- A0031: Surgical Management Patterns of Iris Lesions Suspicious for Melanoma at a Tertiary Referral Center
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0031
- Abstract Author Block: *Kaitlyn Grimes, Danielle Pellack, Noriyoshi Takahashi, Jui-Kai Wang, Elaine Binkley, Andrew E. Pouw
Monday, May 5, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Binocular Vision, Eye Movements, Accommodation and Virtual Reality
- Section: Visual Psychophysics/Physiological Optics
- A0268: Establishing an Open-Source Normative Database with the Iowa VR Headset Perimeter
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0268
- Abstract Author Block: *Joseph Heyrman, Michael Wall, Iván Marin-Franch, Edward Fort Linton
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Advances in Glaucoma Diagnostics, Comorbidities, and Clinical Outcomes
- Section: Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
- B0428: Social vulnerability index by zip code and male sex are predictors of tube shunt versus trabeculectomy selection in the surgical management of open-angle glaucoma
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0428
- Abstract Author Block: *Hend Al-Kaylani, Hansen Dang, Kristin Davis, Joel VandeLune, Quinton Christensen, Andrew E. Pouw
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Ocular Surface, Adnexa, and Orbit
- Section: Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology
- A0171: Development of a tear-based assay to differentiate ocular surface squamous neoplasia from pterygia
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0171
- Abstract Author Block: *Wisam Najdawi, Wendy Li, Acadia Moeyersoms, Ryan Gallo, Despoina Theotoka, Qikai Wang, Mike Zein, Mona Amer, David Monroy, Sofia De Arrigunaga, Stefan Kurtenbach, Daniel Pelaez, Carol L. Karp
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Corneal Endothelium I
- Section: Cornea
- A0212: Rho kinase inhibitor liposomal therapy for preventing Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy progression
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0212
- Abstract Author Block: *Apurva Dusane, Hanna Shevalye, Timothy Eggleston, Sanjib Saha, jessica Skeie, Swathi Kalidindi, Cynthia Okafor, Gregory Schmidt, Mark A. Greiner, Aliasger Salem
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Corneal Endothelium I
- Section: Cornea
- A0220: Investigating Ferritinophagy in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0220
- Abstract Author Block: *Zachary Shepard, Jessica Skeie, Hanna Shevalye, Timothy Eggleston, Gregory Schmidt, Mark A. Greiner
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Corneal Endothelium II
- Section: Cornea
- A0260: Investigating Differential Carbohydrate Moiety Expression in Corneal Endothelial Cell/Descemet Membrane Tissues in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0260
- Abstract Author Block: *Emma Hartness, Jessica Skeie, Hanna Shevalye, Gregory Schmidt, Mark A. Greiner
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Aqueous outflow cell biology
- Section: Glaucoma
- A0414: Magnetic Guidance of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Human Ocular Perfusion Culture
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0414
- Abstract Author Block: *Markus H. Kuehn, Yuyza Irizarry, Catherine A A Lee, C Ross Ethier
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
- B0337: Visual Field Deterioration and Improvement in Acute Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0337
- Abstract Author Block: *Michael Wall, David Szanto, Paul H. Artes, Mark J. Kupersmith
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
- B0344: Histopathologic Comparison of Human Optic Nerves in Multiple Sclerosis and Control Subjects
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0344
- Abstract Author Block: *Oliver W. Gramlich, Benjamin W. Elwood, Erin N. Capper, Randy H. Kardon
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
- B0345: A Longitudinal Analysis of Visual System Alterations in Experimental Optic Neuritis
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0345
- Abstract Author Block: *Jeffrey J. Anders, Benjamin W. Elwood, Sarah G. Brumley, Randy H. Kardon, Oliver W. Gramlich
8:30 AM-10:15 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
- B0360: Divergent Pathways in Optic Neuritis: Transcriptomic Insights into Demyelinating Disorder Models
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0360
- Abstract Author Block: *Maria Fernanda Valdes Michel, Sabrina Reinehr, Katharina Klöster, Erin N. Capper, Jeffrey J. Anders, Michael Chimenti, Laura Neumann, Randy H. Kardon, H. Burkhard Dick, Ralf Gold, Simon Faissner, Stephanie C. Joachim, Oliver W. Gramlich
8:50 AM-9:05 AM (MT)
- Minisymposium: AI Regulation and implementation in ophthalmology
- Section: Retina
- Presentation: Critical Issues for FDA Submissions for Autonomous AI
- Location: 255ABC
- Presentation Number: 2667
- Abstract Author Block: *Michael David Abramoff
9:30 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Paper Session: Progress in Molecular and Animal Model Imaging
- Section: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Group
- Paper: Two-step deep-learning approach for retinal ganglion cell complex segmentation in mouse OCT using a pre-trained human OCT model
- Location: Ballroom I
- Presentation Number: 2744
- Abstract Author Block: *Yun Jae Choi, Jui-Kai Wang, Jeffrey J. Anders, Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, Milan Sonka, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Oliver W. Gramlich
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
10:15 AM-10:30 AM (MT)
- Paper Session: Retinal Disease and neuronal repair
- Section: Visual Neuroscience
- Paper: Retinal Changes in Rs1-KO Mice: Role of Light and Dark Adaptation
- Location: Ballroom J
- Presentation Number: 4091
- Moderator(s): Arlene V. Drack, Bryan W. Jones
- Abstract Author Block: *Salma Hassan, Sarah Stanley, Ethan Brandauer, Joseph Laird, Ying Hsu, Arlene V. Drack
10:15 AM-12:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: AMD 4 (clinical research)
- Section: Retina
- A0138: Clinical characterization of neovascular AMD subjects genotyped for MMP9, CFH, and ARMS2
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0138
- Abstract Author Block: *Bernardo Bach, Thomas Martinez, Benjamin Roos, Mary McCormick, Christine Sinkey, Kai Wang, Edwin Stone, John H. Fingert, Todd E. Scheetz, Elliott H. Sohn
10:15 AM-12:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: AI in Retina II
- Section: Retina
- A0184: Automated Segmentation of Ellipsoid Zone Pathology with Deep Learning
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0184
- Abstract Author Block: *Matthew Hunt, Zhi Chen, Zach Q. Mortensen, Tirth Shah, Charles Clifton Wykoff, Michael David Abramoff, Milan Sonka, Elliott H. Sohn
10:15 AM-12:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Functional imaging and New imaging Biomarkers
- Section: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Group
- A0236: Short- and Long-Term Retest Variability of Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0236
- Abstract Author Block: *Edward Fort Linton, Michael Jones, Julie Nellis, Riley Fillister, Randy H. Kardon
10:15 AM-12:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: New gene and drug delivery systems
- Section: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- A0284: Restoration of IFT140 via dual AAV vectors and a unidirectional DNA recombination system prevents or delays retinal degeneration in an IFT140 mouse model
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0284
- Abstract Author Block: *Seongjin Seo, Kun-Do Rhee, Poppy Datta, Clairissa Baccam, Arlene V. Drack
10:15 AM-12:00 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Corneal Imaging
- Section: Cornea
- B0146: Validation of automated guttae quantification compared to expert manual grading in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0146
- Abstract Author Block: *Simran Sarin, Jérôme Abou Assi, Bridget Zimmerman, Jessica Skeie, Mark A. Greiner
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Diabetic Retinopathy: Medical
- Section: Retina
- A0088: PAVIA phase 2 trial of EYP-1901 in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy: 12-month results
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0088
- Abstract Author Block: *David RP Almeida, Ramiro Ribeiro
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
- Section: Glaucoma
- A0447: T-cell mediated retinal ganglion cell loss is facilitated by mild elevation in intraocular pressure
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0447
- Abstract Author Block: *Jordan Mayberry, Shuyu Xian, Markus H. Kuehn
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Lasers and surgery
- Section: Glaucoma
- B0272: Comparative Outcomes of Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy and Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy in Steroid-Induced/Uveitic Glaucoma vs. Other Open-angle Glaucoma
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0272
- Abstract Author Block: *Joel VandeLune, Hansen Dang, Quinton Christensen, Danielle Pellack, Christina Kaufman, Aditya Somisetty, Lydia Yang, Erin Boese, Andrew E. Pouw
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Lasers and surgery
- Section: Glaucoma
- B0273: Evaluating Intraoperative Failure Rates: Kahook Dual Blade versus Hydrus Microstent in Glaucoma Treatment
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0273
- Abstract Author Block: *Aditya Somisetty, Danielle Pellack, Hend Al-Kaylani, Lydia Yang, Hansen Dang, Joel VandeLune, Quinton Christensen, Andrew E. Pouw
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Lasers and surgery
- Section: Glaucoma
- B0274: Surgical outcomes between Hydrus Microstent and Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in a real-world setting
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0274
- Abstract Author Block: *Hansen Dang, Joel VandeLune, Danielle Pellack, Quinton Christensen, Aditya Somisetty, Lydia Yang, Erin Boese, Andrew E. Pouw
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Lasers and surgery
- Section: Glaucoma
- B0296: Postoperative safety and efficacy of a Baerveldt glaucoma implant modification for earlier intraocular pressure lowering, compared to non-modified Baerveldt implant
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0296
- Abstract Author Block: *Quinton Henry Christensen, Kristin Davis, Lydia Yang, Joel VandeLune, Hend Al-Kaylani, Andrew B. Zolot, Erin Boese, Andrew E. Pouw
2:00 PM-3:45 PM (MT)
- Poster Session: Glaucoma: Lasers and surgery
- Section: Glaucoma
- B0297: A comparison of the efficacy and safety of a modified Baerveldt drainage implant versus the Ahmed glaucoma valve after 1 year of follow-up.
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0297
- Abstract Author Block: *Kristin Davis, Quinton Henry Christensen, Joel VandeLune, Hend Al-Kaylani, Hansen Dang, Andrew B. Zolot, Erin Boese, Andrew E. Pouw
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:00 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: 2D and 3D Stem cell disease modeling
- Section: Retinal Cell Biology
- A0043: Assembling the Visual Pathway In Vitro
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0043
- Abstract Author Block: *Michael H. Hayes, Maria Fernanda Valdes Michel, Randy H. Kardon, Oliver W. Gramlich
8:00 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Image Processing and Machine Learning for Classification
- Section: Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Group
- A0316: Assembling the Visual Pathway In Vitro
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: A0316
- Abstract Author Block: *Brian Woods, David Szanto, Asala Erekat, Jui-Kai Wang, Aaron Golden, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Edward Fort Linton, Mark J. Kupersmith
8:00 AM-9:45 AM (MT)
- Poster Session: Ophthalmology residency recruitment, training, and workforce development
- Section: Clinical/Epidemiologic Research
- B0424: Characterizing backgrounds, motivations, and activity type underlying r/ophthalmology subreddit usage among global users
- Location: Hall A-E
- Posterboard Number: B0424
- Abstract Author Block: *Lilly Gonzalez, Maram El-Geneidy, Andrew E. Pouw
12:00 PM-12:15 PM (MT)
- Paper Session: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Section: Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Paper: Artificial Intelligence Can Differentiate Causes of Optic Disc Edema Using Unsegmented OCTs
- Location: 255E
- Presentation Number: 5857
- Abstract Author Block: *David Szanto, Jui-Kai Wang, Brian Woods, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Edward Fort Linton, Mark J. Kupersmith
*Presenter
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Join us!
Iowa Eye Alumni Reception at ARVO
The department is hosting an Iowa Eye Alumni Reception on Monday, May 5 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Soundwell Studio, located at 149 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Questions?
Contact Matt Browning at matt-browning@uiowa.edu.