The Physician Program features a distinguished panel of speakers, including our special guest, Dr. Glaucomflecken, who will deliver the Richard A. Ellis Lecture. This educational activity combines dynamic case-based panel discussions, didactic presentations, and interactive sessions designed to deliver practical, clinically relevant insights you can apply immediately.
Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Zeba A. Syed, MD, Conference Chair
Oculoplastics Panel
Moderator: Robert B. Penne, MD
Novel Surgical Techniques
Michael P. Rabinowitz, MD
Laser/Light Skin Treatment
Charlotte L. Marous, MD
Amnioguard for Socket Reconstruction
Mary A. Stefanyszyn, MD
Thyroid Eye Disease: Treatment Evolution
Alison B. Watson, MD
Irving H. Leopold, MD Lecture
Benefits and Risks of Sustained Suppression of VEGF-A for Retinal/Choroidal Vascular Diseases
Peter Campochiaro, MD
Retina Panel
Moderator: Sunir J. Garg, MD
Panelists: Peter Campochiaro, MD; Allen C. Ho, MD; Sonia Mehta, MD; Anton Orlin, MD
Break • Exhibits
Arthur J. Bedell, MD Lecture
Liquid Gold: A New Era of Molecular Diagnostics for Retinoblastoma with Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy
Jesse Berry, MD
Oncology/Pathology Panel
Moderator: Carol L. Shields, MD
Panelists: Jesse Berry, MD; Ralph C. Eagle Jr., MD; Sara Lally, MD; Tatyana Milman, MD
E. HOWARD BEDROSSIAN, MD LECTURE
Spotlight on GLP1-Receptor Agonists in Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Good, the ? Bad, and It's Getting Ugly
Nancy J. Newman, MD
Neuro-Ophthalmology Panel
Moderator: Robert C. Sergott, MD
Panelists: Shruthi Harish, MD; Nancy J. Newman, MD; Danijel Pericic, MD; Sarah Thornton, MD
WILLS 2026
Julia A. Haller, MD
Luncheon
Pediatric Ophthalmology Panel
Panelists:
BERNARD C. GETTES, MD LECTURE
Patient-Centered Innovation in Cataract Surgery: Scheduling, Sedation, and Stigmatism
John Berdahl, MD
Cataract and Primary Eye Care Panel
Moderator: Richard Tipperman, MD
Panelists: John Berdahl, MD; Colleen Halfpenny, MD; Sagun Pendse, MD; Melissa R. Sieber, MD; Douglas Wisner, MD
Break • Exhibits
Glaucoma Panel
Panelists: Elizabeth Dale, MD; Ping Huang, MD; Jonathan Myers, MD; Reza Razeghinejad, MD; Joel Schuman, MD; Cindy Zheng, MD
RICHARD A. ELLIS, MD LECTURE
Dr. Glaucomflecken
Cornea Panel
Moderator: Christopher J. Rapuano, MD
Panelists: Betül N. Bayraktutar, MD; Brenton D. Finklea; MD, Sadeer B. Hannush, MD; Ravi Patel, MD, MBA; Christopher Rapuano, MD
Adjournment

Betul N. Bayraktutar, MD

John Berdahl, MD

Jesse L. Berry, MD

Peter A. Campochiaro, MD

Elizabeth Dale, MD

Ralph C. Eagle Jr., MD

Brenton D. Finklea, MD

Sunir J. Garg, MD

Dr. Glaucomflecken

Kammi B. Gunton, MD

Colleen P. Halfpenny, MD

Julia A. Haller, MD

Sadeer B. Hannush, MD

Shruthi Harish, MD

Allen C. Ho, MD

Ping Huang, MD

Sara E. Lally, MD

Sonia Mehta, MD

Tatyana Milman, MD

Jonathan S. Myers, MD

Nancy J. Newman, MD

Anton Orlin, MD

Ravi Patel, MD, MBA

Sagun Pendse, MD

Robert B. Penne, MD

Danijel Pericic, MD

Michael Rabinowitz, MD

Christopher J. Rapuano, MD

Reza Razeghinejad, MD

Bruce Schnall, MD

Joel S. Schuman, MD

Robert C. Sergott, MD

Carol L. Shields, MD

Melissa Sieber, MD

Sarah Thornton, MD

Richard Tipperman, MD

Alison Watson, MD

Douglas Wisner, MD

Cindy Zheng, MD