
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting (October 12-15, San Francisco) is one of the world’s largest gatherings of eye physicians and surgeons. As a leading institution in both patient care and research, Kellogg Eye Center will be represented across more than 45 presentations, posters, panels, and lectures presenting new discoveries and game-changing breakthroughs in the treatment of vision disorders.
View the Kellogg presentations and participants for each day/component of the 2019 AAO Annual Meeting below, or download the complete list here.
Annual Meeting
AAO Achievement Awards

Senior Achievement Award
Roni M. Shtein, MD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Saturday, October 12, 2019
- 9:00AM - 12:00PM
SPE23: Special Meeting Location: SOUTH 304
Global Ophthalmology: An Emerging Field, Challenges and Pathways to Impact
Scott D Lawrence MD [Presenter] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO196: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
Diagnostic Accuracy of Technology-Based Eye Care Services: A Comprehensive Eye Screening Telemedicine Program
April Y Maa MD [Presenting Author]
- Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO210: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
Predicting Adherence With the Glaucoma Treatment Compliance Assessment Tool
Paula Anne Newman-Casey MD [Co-Author] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO211: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
Socioeconomic Predictors of Glaucoma Medication Adherence
Chris Andrews, PHD; Paula Anne Newman-Casey MD [Co-Authors] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO239: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
Routine Fundus Photography Screening for Posterior Segment Disease: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized Trial in South India
Leslie M Niziol MS; Alan L Robin MD; David C Musch PhD; Maria A Woodward, MD, MS [Co-Authors] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO242: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
Michigan Ophthalmology Pipeline: Increasing Ophthalmology Diversity
Jara Alexa Crear, MD; Katherine Whitney; Lauren Prisk, BA; Angela R Elam, MD; Ariane D Kaplan, MD; Alan Sugar MD; Shahzad I Mian, MD [Co-Authors] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO301: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINALS
The Negative Impact of TED on Social Perception
Shannon Shan Joseph, MD [Presenting Author] - Saturday 9:00AM - Tuesday 1:00PM
PO419: Scientific Poster Location: EPOSTER & VIDEO TERMINAL
Development and Validation of a Vision-Guided Mobility Assessment for RPE65-Associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Robin Ali, PHD [Co-Author] - 4:00PM - 5:00PM
LL09 Location: Learning Lounge 3
Global Ophthalmology - A Volunteer's Perspective Scott D Lawrence MD [Presenter] - 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Annual Alumni Reception at AAO Annual Meeting
Four Seasons Hotel, Veranda Ballroom B
Sunday, October 13, 2019
- 10:15AM - 12:30PM
210: Instruction Course Location: SOUTH 306
Orbital Disorders: A Conceptual Approach to Diagnosis and Optimized Decision Making
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Instructor]
- 10:30AM - 11:18AM
OP02: Original Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Ocular Pathology and Oncology Original Papers
Rajesh C Rao, MD [Presenter]
PA010 Ocular Surface and Cutaneous Invasive SCCs and Precursor Lesions on UV-Exposed Sites Demonstrate a Concordant Level of Genomic Complexity in Known Recurrently Altered Genes
- 10:30AM - 12:00PM
SYM16: Symposium Location: WEST 3014
What You Need to Know Frzom the Past Year’s Literature
Roni M Shtein MD [Presenter]
Cornea Update
- 10:42AM - 10:49AM
PA010: Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Ocular Surface and Cutaneous Invasive SCCs and Precursor Lesions on UV-Exposed Sites Demonstrate a Concordant Level of Genomic Complexity in Known Recurrently Altered Genes
Rajesh C Rao, MD [Presenting Author]
Alan Sugar MD; H. Kaz Soong, MD; Shahzad I Mian, MD; Hakan Demirci MD [Co-Authors]
- 11:18AM - 12:15PM
OP03: Original Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Oculoplastics Original Papers and Best of ASOPRS
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Presenter]
5-Fluorouracil as First Line Therapy for Conjunctival Cicatrix in OCP
- 3:45PM - 5:15PM
SYM27: Symposium Location: WEST 3020
Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
Bruce Furr [Presenter]
Presentation of the Lancaster Award
- 4:30PM - 5:30PM
291: Instructional Course Location: SOUTH 306
Orbital Radiology: Foundations for Diagnosis and Treatment of Orbital Disease
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Instructor]
Monday, October 14, 2019
- 8:30AM - 10:30AM
LAB132: Skills Transfer Location: SOUTH 6
Oculoplastic Surgery: Anatomic Foundations, Surgical Techniques and Enhanced Results
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Instructor]
- 9:00AM - 10:00AM
SYM35: Symposium Location: WEST 2002
A Critical Evaluation of Top-Line Data: Cornea OTAs That Will Change Your Practice
Roni M Shtein MD [Chair and Presenter];
Autologous Serum-Based Eye Drops for Treatment of Ocular Surface Disease
- 12:15PM - 1:45PM
SYM40: Symposium Location: SOUTH 152
Glaucoma: The Twisted History of a Complex Disease
Sayoko E Moroi MD PhD [Presenter]
Aqueous Circulation and the Vasculature
- 12:30PM - 1:00PM
PD34: Poster Discussion Location: Poster Theater & Lounge: STATION 4
ePoster Discussion: Oculoplastics, Orbit
Shannon Shan Joseph, MD
PO301 The Negative Impact of TED on Social Perception
- 1:45PM - 2:15PM
PD44: Poster Discussion Location: Poster Theater & Lounge: STATION 1
ePoster Discussion: Glaucoma
April Y Maa MD
PO196 Diagnostic Accuracy of Technology-Based Eye Care Services: A Comprehensive Eye Screening Telemedicine Program
- 2:00PM - 3:30PM
SPO3: Spotlight Session Location: ESPLANADE BALLROOM
Spotlight on Utilizing Physician Extenders in an Ophthalmic Practice: Pearls and Pitfalls
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Chair and Presenter]
Shahzad I Mian, MD [Presenter] - Optometrists in a Cornea Practice
Sayoko E Moroi MD PhD [Presenter] - Optometrists in a Glaucoma Practice
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Presenter] - Physician Assistants in an Oculoplastics Practice
Lindsay C El-Awadi, PAC [Presenter] - Being an Oculoplastics Physican Assistant
- 2:00PM - 4:15PM
481: Instruction Course Location: SOUTH 205
Stereo Anatomy of the Orbit, Eyelid and Lacrimal System: A Surgeon's Perspective
Victor M Elner, MD, PHD [Presenter]
- 2:00PM - 5:15PM
OP09: Original Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Glaucoma Original Papers
Paula Anne Newman-Casey MD [Chair]
- 3:15PM - 5:30PM
497: Instruction Course Location: SOUTH 204
Controversies in Ocular Oncology
Hakan Demirci MD [Instructor]
- 4:00PM - 5:30PM
LAB112A: Skills Transfer Location: SOUTH 7
Phacoemulsification and Advanced Techniques
April Y Maa MD [Instructor]
- 4:04PM - 4:11PM
PA063: Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Developing Personalized Forecasts of HTG and NTG Progression at Different Target IOPs Using Machine Learning Methods
Chris Andrews, PhD; Joshua D Stein, MD, MS [Co-Authors]
- 4:30PM - 5:30PM
514: Instruction Course Location: SOUTH 201
Advanced Concepts in the Management of TED
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Senior Instructor]
Steven M Archer MD; Monte A Del Monte MD; Victor M Elner, MD, PHD; Denise S Kim, MD; Christine C Nelson MD; Shannon Shan Joseph, MD [Instructors] - 4:30PM - 5:30PM
515: Session Location: WEST 2005
Sexual Harassment in Ophthalmology: How Do I Protect Myself, My Practice, and My Trainees in the #MeToo Era?
Olivia Joy Killeen, MD [Presenter]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- 8:30AM - 10:00AM
SYM50: Symposium Location: WEST 2002
Delivery of Therapeutics to the Posterior Ocular Segment
Rajesh C Rao, MD [ Presenter]
Retinal Stem Cell Transplantation
- 10:15AM - 11:15AM
641: Instruction Course Location: SOUTH 306
Advanced Techniques for Periocular Reconstruction
Shannon Shan Joseph, MD [Instructors] - 10:15AM - 11:45AM
SYM53: Symposium Location: Esplanade Ballroom
Grand Rounds: Cases and Experts From Across the World
Emily Ann Eton, MD [Presenter]
- 10:15AM - 12:15PM
OP12: Original Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Cataract Original Papers
Joshua D Stein, MD, MS
PA081 Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict CME Following Cataract Surgery
- 10:39AM - 10:46AM
PA081: Paper Location: SOUTH 152
Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict CME Following Cataract Surgery
Joshua D Stein, MD, MS [Presenting Author]
Chris Andrews, PHD; Maria A Woodward, MD, MS; Shahzad I Mian, MD [Co-Author]
Subspecialty Day
Friday, October 11, 2019
- 8:05AM - 9:15AM
RET02 Location: WEST 3002
Section I: Vitreoretinal Surgery, Part I
Mark W Johnson MD [Presenter]
Management of Retinal Detachment Without Vitrectomy Adjuvants - 2:55PM - 4:18PM
RET10 Location: WEST 3002
Section VII: Pediatric Retina
Cagri G Besirli MD [Panelist]
Pediatric Retina Panel Discussion
Saturday, October 12, 2019
- 8:02AM - 9:12AM
COR02 Location: WEST 2020
Section I: Bent Out of Shape: Ectasia Update
Maria A Woodward, MD, MS [Presenter]
Managing Post-LASIK and Other Ectasias - 2:04PM - 2:47PM
RET19 Location: WEST 3002
Section XV: Innovative Retinal Interventions
David N Zacks MD PhD [Panelist]
Innovative Retinal Interventions: Panel Discussion - 2:34PM - 4:04PM
COR06 Location: WEST 2020
Section V: Anterior Segment Tumors
Shahzad I Mian, MD [Presenter]
Interactive Case Discussion: It's Not a Too-mah … Or Is It? - 2:47PM - 3:15PM
RET20 Location: WEST 3002
Section XVI: Non-neovascular AMDMark W. Johnson, MD [Moderator] - 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Ped08 Location: WEST 3020Section VI: "Break on Through": New Innovations in Strabismus Surgery
Monte A Del Monte MD [Presenter] - 4:04PM - 5:04PM
COR07 Location: WEST 2020
Section VI: Inflammatory Diseases of the Cornea
Roni M Shtein MD [Presenter]
Interstitial Keratitis: What Is the Best Treatment? - 4:05PM - 5:27PM
OCU07 Location: WEST 2002
Section VI: Medical Advances That May Put the Orbital Surgeon Out of Business
Alon Kahana MD PhD [Presenter]
Vismodegib and Sonidegib in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma

American Association of Certified Orthoptists Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 12, 2019
- 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Diagnosis and Management of Restrictive Strabismus
Monte A Del Monte, MD
JCAHPO's Annual Continuing Education (ACE) Program
Saturday, October 12, 2019
- 9:10 am-10:00 am
UGH: I Got a Feeling (09SA2)
Tanya McClendon, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Maria Ayres, MD, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor] - 10:20 am-11:10 am
Infection Prevention in Ophthalmology (04SA3)
Carol Pollack-Rundle, BS, COMT [Instructor] - 10:20AM - 11:10AM
- Ultrasound for Vitreoretinal Disorders: Practical Pearls (09SA3)
Maria Ayres, MD, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Tanya McClendon, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Elizabeth Parrish, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor] - 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Ophthalmic Study Coordinator Roundtable (15SA45)
Munira Hussain, MS, COA, CCRP - 11:30AM - 12:20PM
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) Imaging: A Practical Approach (09SA4)
Maria Ayres, MD, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Tanya McClendon, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Elizabeth Parrish, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor] - 1:50PM - 3:50PM
Ultrasound (12SA67)
Tanya McClendon, COA, ROUB, CDOS [Instructor]
Sunday, October 13, 2019
- 10:20AM - 12:20PM
Empowering Glaucoma Patients to Take Care of Themselves (15SU34)
Paula Newman-Casey, MD, MS [Instructor]
Alan Robin, MD [Instructor]
Ophthalmic Photographers' Society Annual Meeting
October 11‐14, 2019 at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, California
Scientific Exhibit Booth Coordinator
Tim Steffens, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS
Sunday, October 13, 2019
- 3:15PM - 4:45PM
SU-5-C Location: Nikko III
Image Archive and Data Systems for Ophthalmology
Tim Steffens, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS
Monday, October 14, 2019
- 8:30AM - 9:00AM
MO-1-A Location: Nikko I
Animal Imaging: They’ve Saved More Lives Than 911
Tim Steffens, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS - 1:45PM - 2:15PM
MO-5-A Location: Nikko I
External Photography
Tim Steffens, CRA, OCT-C, FOPS
Awards
- Timothy Costello, CRA, COA
- First Place, Stereo Division, Gonioscopic Photography, Iris Nevu
- First Place, Stereo Division, Instrumentation Photography, Suture
- First Place, Stereo Division, Surgical Photography, Exposed Implant Repair
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Gonioscopic Photography, Ciliary Body Mass
- Second Place, Stereo Division, External Photography, Basal Cell Carcinoma Left Cheek
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Monochromatic Photography, Macular Hole
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Instrumentation Photography, CryoProbe
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Surgical Photography, Lid Laceration
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Gonioscopic Photography, Pigment Dispersion
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Slit Lamp Photography, Dry Eye
- Third Place, Stereo Division, External Photography, Basal Cell Carcinoma s/p Mohs
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Instrumentation Photography, Fixated
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Surgical Photography, Fornix Reformation
- Honorable Mention, Stereo Division, Indocyanine Green Angiography, Hemangioma
- Honorable Mention, Stereo Division, Slit Lamp Photography, Iris Thread
- Honorable Mention, Stereo Division, External Photography, Chemosis
- Dena Harris, CRA
- First Place, Print Division, Indocyanine Green, Leukemia
- First Place, Stereo Division, Fundus Photography Normal, Coloboma
- First Place, Stereo Division, External Photography, Proptosis
- Second Place, Print Division, Fundus Autofluorescence, Retinal Dystrophy
- Honorable Mention, Print Division, Fundus Photography-Normal 30-40, Best Disease
- Honorable Mention, Print Division, Slit Lamp Photography, Iris Suture
- Honorable Mention, Print Division, Monochromatic Photography
- Honorable Mention, Print Division, Ultra-widefield Imaging, Retinal Detachment
- Tony Medina, CRA
- First Place, Stereo Division, Autofluorescence Photography, Dropped Lens
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Autofluorescence Photography, Choroidal Folds
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Autofluorescence Photography, Vitelliform Lesions
- Kit Morehead, CRA
- First Place, Print Division, Fluorescein Angiography, Diabetic Retinopathy
- Second Place, Print Division, Slit Lamp Photography, Neovascularization of the Iris
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Fundus Photography Wide Angle, Horseshoe Tear
- Third Place, Print Division, Ultra-widefield Imaging, Old Detachment
- Robert Prusak, CRA
- First Place, Stereo Division, Slit Lamp Photography, HSV Stromal Keratitis
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Fluorescein Angiography, PDR
- Second Place, Stereo Division, Fundus Photography High Mag, Glaucoma
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Fluorescein Angiography, Choroidal Lesion
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Indocyanine Green Angiography, CNVM
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Fundus Photography Normal, Hemgiomablastoma
- Third Place, Stereo Division, Fundus Photography Wide Angle, NVD