Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — At the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium, Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, cautions against eyelash extension procedures, which can lead to eyelash alopecia, and against cosmetic conjunctival procedures and tattooing, which can lead to scarring and infection.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — At the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium, Nancy Lurker, president and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, talks about how women can take prudent risks to expand their ophthalmology practice or advance their careers.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — At the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium, Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, gives tips on how to identify and manage the problem of feeling like an imposter.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Wage disparity in ophthalmology is a complex topic, with growing interest in research on career advancement, recognition and income of women, according to Ashvini Reddy, MD, associate professor at Dean McGee Eye Institute.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — At the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium, Michelle T. Cabrera, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Washington, raises awareness that sexual harassment is encountered in the specialty and is perpetrated by both peers and patients.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — No cases of bilateral endophthalmitis were reported in a large study of patients who received bilateral same-day intravitreal anti-VEGF injections, according to a poster presented at the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — At the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium, Ruth D. Williams, MD, reviews five trends in medicine that affect ophthalmologists, including the effect of large integrated health systems on private practice.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, discusses a session she led at the Women in Ophthalmology 2018 Summer Symposium that featured presentations ranging from cybersecurity to money matters to megatrends in ophthalmology.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Women in Ophthalmology President Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, sums up the lectures given by Audina M. Berrocal, MD, who delivered the Bernice Z. Brown Memorial Lecture, and Malvina Eydelman, MD, who received the WIO President’s Award. Both lecturers stressed the importance of community, team and family on their personal journeys to leadership.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — The year 2024 will be a key time for women in ophthalmology, according to George B. Bartley, MD, CEO of the American Board of Ophthalmology.