During the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting held in April, Doheny Eye Institute was well-represented with more than 50 Doheny scientists and clinician-scientists selected to give talks and present papers and posters. The body of Doheny research shared at the conference spanned from breakthrough findings for diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s Disease and diabetic retinopathy, to advanced discoveries in neuro-ophthalmology, retinal cell biology and visual neuroscience.

 

Reinforcing Doheny’s commitment to supporting the education of early career scientists, four research fellows were selected to each receive a Doheny Alumni Association travel award to acknowledge their outstanding efforts in research presented at the ARVO annual meeting. Thanks to the generosity of Doheny alumni, the following researchers received the travel awards at the joint Doheny and Stein Eye Institutes Alumni reception at ARVO:

• Iori Wada for his talk, “Characterization and Contribution of RPE Senescence to AMD in Tnfrsf10 Knock Out Mice.”
• Sathishkumar Chandrakumar for his poster on “Lysyl Oxidase Mediates TNF-α-induced Retinal Endothelial Activation: Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy.”
• Sohaib Fasih-Ahmad for his poster, “Relationship Between Delayed RMDA and the Ellipsoid and Interdigitation Zones in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD): ALSTAR2 Baseline.”
• Yu Wakatsuki for her poster, “Relevance of Intraretinal Hyperreflective Foci and Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits in Type 3 Macular Neovascularization.”

Rounding out a strong year in the spotlight, Doheny Eye Institute and UCLA Stein Eye Institute exhibited onsite in a shared booth space that reinforced the strength of their partnership and shared dedication to furthering vision science and care.

52nd Annual CME Conference
On Saturday, March 25, Doheny Eye Institute hosted the 52nd Annual CME Conference in its new, on-campus conference facility. This marked an exciting new era of bringing the conference “home” — for many years the continuing education program convened at off-site locations.

Hosted by Hugo Y. Hsu, MD, Course Director, and Ben Bert, MD, CME Program Director, the conference welcomed nearly 100 attendees for a day of research and clinical presentations by Doheny alumni, Doheny-UCLA, and UCLA Stein faculty. Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD, from the University of Washington presented the Irvine Memorial Lecture and Mark Borchert, MD, from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles presented as this year’s Doheny Distinguished Alumnus.

Throughout the day, 17 presentations covered state-of-the-art and breakthrough information on diagnosing and treating conditions in both adult and pediatric patients across the full range of medical vision science.

Please save the date for our annual Alumni Reception at the 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting as part of the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology.

Sunday, November 5, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Conservatory Room
St. Regis Hotel
125 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

This year’s reception will be more energetic than ever with the addition of music and dancing – a great way to unwind after a productive day! We extend a special thank you to Dr. Anthony Aldave for volunteering to DJ the second half of this year’s reception.

 

Last month, the UCLA Department of Ophthalmology hosted 180 attendees in an engaging day of discussion and lectures highlighting clinical and research faculty of Doheny and Stein Eye Institutes. The talks complimented four invited speakers:

53rd Doheny Memorial Lecture
The Evolving Toolkit for Glaucoma Surgery
Joseph Caprioli, MD
David May II Professor of Ophthalmology
UCLA Stein Eye Institute

53rd Jules Stein Lecturer
Glaucoma Genetics: Disease Risk and Therapeutic Opportunities
Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD
Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

20th Bradley Straatsma Lecturer
Retinal Diseases in Pediatrics: ROP and Beyond
Mary E. Hartnett, MD
Michael F. Marmor MD Professor of Retinal Science and Disease
Stanford University Department of Ophthalmology

20th Thomas H. Pettit Lecturer
Electrotherapeutics in Ophthalmology: A Shocking Tale
Mark J. Mannis, MD
Fosse Endowed Chair in Vision Science Research
Professor & Chair, UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology