Cornea Day
Session III: Current Management of External Ocular Infections: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Might

Friday, April 25, 2014: 12:45 PM-2:30 PM
Ballroom West (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Narrative Responses:

Abstract
 Moderators: Francis S. Mah, MD, Elmer Y. Tu, MD

 

12:45 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Testing and Prophylaxis: Is It Worthwhile?

Pro: Stephen D. McLeod, MD &  Con: Peter J. McDonnell, MD  

 

1:01 Current and Future Trends in Parasitic Keratitis

Jeremy Keenan, MD, MPH   

 

Diagnosis and First-Line Treatments of Fungal Keratitis  

1:08 The Role of Imaging, Scraping, and When to Use Natamycin*

Sonal S. Tuli, MD  

 

1:15 The Role of Cultures, Sensitivity Testing, and When to Use Voriconazole*

Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD    

 

Update on Viral Keratitis  

1:27 Current and Future Treatment of Adenoviral EKC

James Chodosh, MD, MPH 

 

1:34 When and Why Should My Patients Receive Vaccination Against Herpes Zoster Virus

Thomas J. Liesegang, MD  

 

1:41 Treatment and Prevention of Primary and Recurrent Herpes Simplex Keratitis

Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD    

 

Controversies in Infectious Keratitis  

1:48 Corticosteroids in Bacterial Keratitis: Yes or No?

Bennie H. Jeng, MD, MS  

 

1:55 The Future of Collagen Crosslinking in Infectious Keratitis*

Ashley Behrens, MD  

 

2:07 The Asia Cornea Society Infectious Keratitis Study (ACSIKS)*

Donald TH Tan, FRCS  

 

2:14 International Case Presentations and Discussion: What’s Causing Infections Internationally?*

Prashant Garg, MD, Jodhbir Mehta, MD, Eung Kweon Kim, MD, PhD  

 

2:30 BREAK in Exhibit Hall

 

*Advanced talks

Moderator:
Francis S. Mah, MD
Speakers:
Stephen McLeod, MD , Peter J. McDonnell, MD , Jeremy David Keenan, MD, MPH , Sonal Tuli, MD, MEd , Eduardo Alfonso, MD , James Chodosh, MD, MPH , Thomas John Liesegang, MD , Todd Margolis, MD, PhD , Bennie H. Jeng, MD , Ashley Behrens, MD , Donald TH Tan, FRCS , Prashant Garg, MD , Jodhbir Mehta and Eung Kweon Kim, MD
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