Curriculum
BAY AREA OPHTHALMOLOGY COURSE
at STANFORD UNIVERSITY
2009 SCHEDULE
Course Director: Glenn C. Cockerham, MD
Chief, Ophthalmology Section, VA Hospital, Palo Alto and Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center
Course Co-Director: Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center
June 29th, Monday Orbital Anatomy/Oculoplasltics
8:00am Welcome and Introduction to the Course Kimberly Cockerham, MD, Course Co-Director
8:15-9:00 Osteology Didactic/Hands-on
(skulls passed around) Jonathan Kim, MD
9:00-11:45 Stereo Anatomy of the Orbit, Eyelid and Lacrimal
System from the Surgeon’s Perspective Asa Morton, MD
Enucleation and Evisceration Asa Morton, MD
11:45-noon Surgical Anatomy of the Eyelids Randal Pham, MD
1:00-2:00 The Orbit from all Views Eva Hewes, MD
2:00-3:00 Anatomy of Forehead, Brows and Eyelids Robert M. Dryden, MD
3:00-4:00 Lacrimal System Rona Z. Silkiss, MD, FACS
4:00-5:00 Cases -- (with comments from panel) Scott Lee, MD, MPH
June 30th, Tuesday Anatomy & Pathology
8:00-9:45 Anterior & Posterior Segment Anatomy Suketu Sanghvi, MD
10:00-noon Dissection of Globes: Normal Eyes Lab
1:00-1:45 Introduction to Ophthalmic Pathology Martin Fishman, MD
2:00-2:45 Corneal Pathology Glenn C. Cockerham, MD
3:00-5:00 Laboratory
July 1st, Wednesday Anatomy & Pathology
8:00-8:45 Pathology of the Glaucomas Martin Fishman, MD
9:00-9:45 Pathology of the Iris & Ciliary Body Martin Fishman, MD
10:00-noon Laboratory
1:00-2:45 Retinoblastoma & Melanoma Peter R. Egbert, MD
3:00-3:45 Tumors of the Orbit and Adnexa Glenn C. Cockerham, MD
4:00-5:00 Laboratory
5:00-7:00 Welcoming Reception/Courtyard
July 2nd, Thursday Anatomy & Pathology
8:00-9:45 Tumors of the Conjunctiva J. Brooks Crawford, MD
Tumors of the Eyelids J. Brooks Crawford, MD
10:00-noon Laboratory
1:00-3:45 Pathology of the Retina William C. Lloyd III, MD
Pathology of the Peripheral Retina & Vitreous William C. Lloyd III, MD
4:00-5:00 Laboratory
July 3rd, Friday HOLIDAY
July 6th, Monday Epidemiology/Biostatistics
8:00-12:00 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics Kristin (Cobb) Sainani, PhD
1:00-5:00 Field trip to the Palo Alto VA Hospital
July 7th, Tuesday Phaco Day
8:00-10:00 Refractive Cataract Surgery, Phaco techniques
(evolution, modern options, instrumentation) W. Jerry Chang, MD
Biometry, IOL calculations W. Jerry Chang, MD
IOL options (history, evolution, modern options
including premium IOLs and IOLs on the horizon W. Jerry Chang, MD
10:10-11:00 Phaco dynamics (fluids, basic physics,
peristaltic and venturi systems, basic) Scott Lee, MD, MPH
11:00-noon Complications, difficult cases Neil Friedman, MD
Introduction to the web lab (description, options
videos) Neil Friedman, MD
1:00-5:00 Afternoon web lab – students rotate through stations as available
July 8th, Wednesday Pediatric Ophthalmology/Genetics (may be modified slightly)
8:00-9:15 Horizontal Strabismus D.M. Alcorn, MD
9:15-10:30 Amblyopia & Visual Development Douglas Fredrick, MD
Cerebral Visual Impairment Douglas Fredrick, MD
10:45-noon Vertical and Difficult Strabismus Mary O’Hara, MD
1:00-2:00 Pediatric and Strabismus Cases Faculty
2:00-3:45 Ophthalmic Genetics Douglas Vollrath, MD, PhD
4:00-5:00 Clinical Genetics D.M. Alcorn, MD
July 9th, Thursday Cornea
8:00-10:00 Corneal Physiology Joseph Eliason, MD
10:00AM CLASS PHOTO TAKEN
10:30-noon Corneal Physiology (continued) Joseph Eliason, MD
1:00-2:00 Corneal Transplantation Vahid Feiz, MD
2:00-3:00 Ocular Virology Christopher Ta, MD
3:15-4:30 Contact Lens Physiology John Corzine, OD
July 10th, Friday Cornea
8:00-9:00 Dry Eye Physiology Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD
9:00-noon Ocular Microbiology/Parasitology Terrence O’Brien, MD
1:00-2:00 Review of Refractive Surgery Edward Manche, MD
2:15-3:15 Corneal Dystrophies & Degeneration Glenn C. Cockerham, MD
3:15-4:15 Anterior Segment Imaging I:
Lens and Anterior Chamber Neil Friedman, MD
4:15-5:00 Anterior Segment Imaging II: Cornea Scott Lee, MD
July 13th, Monday Pharmacology (am)
8:00-12:00 Pharmacology and Toxicology Allan Flach, MD, PharmD
July 13th, Monday Neuroradiology (pm)
1:00-1:30 Orbit: Imaging Protocols & Normal Anatomy Nancy Fischbein, MD
1:30–2:15 Imaging the Visual Pathways Nancy Fischbein, MD
2:15–3:15 Trauma to Eye Orbit & Visual Pathways Alisa Gean, MD
3:30–4:15 Non-traumatic Lesions of the Orbit Nancy Fischbein, MD
4:15–5:00 Case presentations/discussion Fischbein/Gean/K Cockerham
July 14th, Tuesday Pharmacology (am)
8:00-12:00 Pharmacology and Toxicology Allan Flach, MD, PharmD
July 14th, Tuesday Immunology (pm)
1:00-2:15 Immunology Overview Erich C. Strauss, MD
2:15-3:00 Physical Findings in Uveitis Emmett Cunningham, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH
3:15-4:10 Treatment Principles in Uveitis Emmett Cunningham, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH
4:10-5:00 Epicleritis and Scleritis Emmett Cunningham, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH
July 15th, Wednesday Retina
8:00-9:00 Retinal Neovascularization Ray Gariano, MD, PhD
9:00-10:00 Developing Therapies for Retinal Degeneration Matthew LaVail, PhD
10:15-11:00 Retinal Vascular Disease Mark Blumenkranz, MD
11:00-12:00: ARMD: Pathogenesis and Therapy Mark Blumenkranz, MD
1:00-2:00 Retinal Detachment Thomas Rice, MD
2:00-3:00 Retinal Infection Steven Sanislo, MD
3:15-5:00 Therapeutic Lasers in Ophthalmology Daniel Palanker, PhD
July 16th, Thursday Neuro-Ophthalmology
8:30-9:15 Anatomy and Physiology of the Optic Nerve Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD
9:15-10:00 Optic Nerve vs. Retinal Visual Loss Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD
10:15-11:00 Optic Chiasm and Anterior Visual Pathways Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD
11:00-12:00 Anatomical Basis for Neuro-Ophthalmic Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD
Visual Fields
1:00-1:45 Interactive Cases Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD
1:45-2:15 Clinical Approach to Diplopia Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD
2:30-3:30 Cortical Visual Phenomena Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD
3:30-4:30 Visuial Processing in the Cortex Alfredo Sadum, MD, PhD
4:30-5:00 Videos: Nystagmus and Weird Eye Movements
July 17th, Friday Neuro-ophthalmology
8:00-8:45 Life Threatening Pupil Abnormalities
Didactic: Andrew G. Lee, MD
Case Presentations: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
8:45-9:30 Visual Field Interpretation
Didactic: Andrew G. Lee, MD
Case Presentations: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
9:45-10:30 Optic Disc Edema vs. Pseudoedema
Didactic: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Case Presentations: Andrew G. Lee, MD
10:30-11:15 Life Threatening Diplopia
Didactic: Andrew G. Lee, MD
Case Presentations: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
11:15-noon Ischemic Optic Neuropathy & Optic Neuritis
Didactic: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Case Presentations: Andrew G. Lee, MD
1:00-1:45 Functional Abnormalities
Didactic: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Case Presentations: Andrew G. Lee, MD
1:45-2:15 Eye Movements & Nystagmus
Didactic: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Case Presentations: Andrew G. Lee, MD
2:15-3:00 Imaging in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Didactic: Andrew G. Lee, MD
Case Presentations: Anthony C. Arnold, MD
3:15-4:15 Interactive Case Presentations Anthony C. Arnold, MD
Andrew G. Lee, M
July 20th, Monday Glaucoma
8:00-8:05 Introduction Marc Lieberman, MD / Kuldev Singh MD
8:05-8:55 Aqueous Humor Dynamics Michele Lim, MD
8:55-9:40 Glaucoma Lasers and Surgery Andrew Iwach, MD
9:40-10:20 Clinical Anatomy of the Optic Nerve Marc Lieberman, MD
10:30-11:20 Optic Nerve Changes in Clinical Glaucoma Marc Lieberman, MD
11:15-11:55 Angle Closure Glaucoma Revisited:
A Global Perspective Marc Lieberman, MD
1:00-1:55 Glaucoma Pharmacology Christopher Engelman, MD
1:55-2:50 New Glaucoma Imaging Technology Sunita Radhakrishnan, MD
3:00-3:55 The Impact of National Clinical Trials on
Glaucoma Practice Kuldev Singh, MD
3:55-5:00 Glaucoma Epidemiology/Summary Kuldev Singh, MD
July 21, Tuesday Retina
8:00-9:00 Retinal and RPE Physiology Michael Marmor, MD
9:00-10:00 Photoreception and Phototransduction Michael Marmor, MD
10:15-11:00 Color Vision Michael Marmor, MD
11:00-12:00 Electrophysiologic Testing Michael Marmor, MD
1:00-2:00 Retinopathy of Prematurity Darius Moshfeghi, MD
2:00-3:00 Retinal Dystrophies/Toxicity Michael Marmor, MD
3:15-5:00 Ocular Oncology: An Interactive Overview Devron Char, MD
July 22nd, Wednesday Optics & Refraction David Guyton, MD, Joseph Miller, MD, MPH
8:00-10:30 Laws of Refraction, Prisms
10:45-12:00 Vergence
1:00-3:00 Correction of Ametropia
3:15-5:00 Optics Lab
July 23rd, Thursday Optics & Refraction David Guyton, MD, Joseph Miller, MD, MPH
8:00-8:45 Accommodation
8:45-10:15 Astigmatism
10:30-12:00 Contact lenses and Intraocular Lenses
1:00-2:45 Magnification; Low Vision
3:00-4:00 Object-Image movement; Mirrors
4:00-5:00 Optics Lab
5:00pm – 7:00pm Courtyard Reception/Certificates given out
July 24th, Friday Optics & Refraction David Guyton, MD, Joseph Miller, MD, MPH
8:00-9:00 Physical Optics
9:00-10:30 Ophthalmic Instruments
10:45-11:30 Visual Acuity
11:30-12:00 Retinoscopy
1:00-2:30 Subjective Refraction
2:30-3:15 Reading Adds; Cycloplegia
3:30-4:45 Prescribing
4:45-5:00 Bag-of-Glasses Syndrome
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