INTERNATIONAL CONGENITAL CATARACT SYMPOSIUM
MARCH 7, 2014
YALE CLUB OF NEW YORK CITY
The Emory University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology is hosting a symposium in New York City on March 7 devoted to research topics related to congenital childhood cataracts, a leading cause of preventable blindness in many developing countries.
Click here to view a brochure about the symposium: Brochure
Click here to view the booklet provided to symposium attendees: Booklet
The symposium date coincides with the online publication of the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study results paper by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Opthalmology on March 6th. The paper is titled Comparison of Contact Lens and Intraocular Lens Correction of Monocular Aphakia During Infancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial of HOTV Optotype Acuity at Age 4.5 Years and Clinical Findings at Age 5 Years.
Click here to go to the IATS Results paper abstract page of the JAMA Opthalmology website: IATS Results Abstract
Following is the agenda of presentations scheduled for the symposium. For presentations where the materials are available for public view, click on the title of the presentation to see the presentation materials:
SESSION 1: INFANT APHAKIA TREATMENT STUDY OUTCOMES
1.1 Visual Outcomes at Age 4.5 Years and Baseline Predictors in IATS; presenter Eugenie Hartmann
1.2 Adherence to Patching and Visual Correction; presenter Carolyn Drews-Botsch
1.3 Biometry Outcomes in IATS; presenter Edward Wilson
1.4 Intraocular Lens Formula Performance in Infantile Eyes; presenter Deborah VanderVeen
1.5 Myopic Shift After Intraocular Lens Implantation in Infantile Eyes; presenter David Weakley
1.6 Complications in 1st 5 Years Following Congenital Unilateral Cataract Surgery in IATS; presenter David Plager
1.7 Glaucoma Outcomes in 1st 5 Years of IATS; presenter Sharon Freedman
1.8 Strabismus Outcomes in IATS; presenter Erick Bothun
1.9 Patient vs. Payor Costs for Intraocular Lens vs. Contact Lens Correction; presenter Stacey Kruger
1.10 Clinical Implications of IATS Findings, Panel Discussion; Elias Traboulsi, David Morrison
SESSION 2: PEDIATRIC CATARACT INITIATIVE (Moderator: Nag Rao)
2.1 Epidemiology of Childhood Blindness in Cross River State of Nigeria; presenter Roseline Duke
2.2 Long-term Follow-up of Paediatric Cataract Surgery in Bangladesh; presenter Richard Bowman
2.3 Evaluation of Outcomes of an Active Follow-up Program After Pediatric Cataract Surgery at Lumbini Eye Institute in Nepal; presenter Salma Rai
SESSION 3: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON PEDIATRIC CATARACTS (Moderator: Phoebe Lenhart)
3.1 World Health Organization Vision 2020 Project and Childhood Blindness; presenter Nag Rao
3.2 A Model For Delivering Congenital Cataract Surgery in Recife, Brazil; presenter Marcelo Ventura
3.3 Barriers To Cataract Surgery for Children in Africa; presenter Paul Courtright
3.3a Childhood Cataract in Africa Manual
3.3b Key Informants to Identify/Refer Children Who Need Eye Care Services Manual
3.4 A Model For Delivering Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Egypt; presenter Nihal El Shakankiri
3.5 Cost of Pediatric Cataract Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa; presenter Phoebe Lenhart
3.6 Project Prakash video
SESSION 4: SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS (Facilitator: Edward Cotlier). Develop white paper to be published in Journal of AAPOS.
4.1 Group 1: Susan Lewallen and Richard Bowman (Sub-saharan Africa)
4.2 Group 2: Paul Courtright and Lee Woodward (Sub-saharan Africa)
4.3 Group 3: David Taylor and Nihal Shakankiri (North Africa/Middle East)
4.4 Group 4: Nag Rao and Salma Rai (India/Nepal)
4.5 Group 5: Marcelo Ventura (South America)
4.6 Group 6: Ed Wilson and Stacey Kruger (Central America)
4.7 Group 7: Danny Haddad and Phoebe Lenhart (United States)
4.8 Short presentation from each group.
