Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The application of electrical fields to direct growth of retinal ganglion cell axons is an avenue of research being explored as treatment for patients with advanced, blinding optic neuropathies.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — At the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Laura M. Periman, MD, moderated a session on managing dry eye disease, which focused on a debate between “cornea vs. plastics” approaches. Periman said the goal of the session was to “think bigger about some of these more complicated dry eye patients.”

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — At the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, FACS, discusses the popularity of the dry eye wet lab, which gives participants the opportunity to “touch, feel and try” a variety of options for treating dry eye disease.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — There continues to be a “leaky pipeline” on the way to holding higher-level faculty positions for women MDs, according to Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD, who is senior associate dean for equity and diversity inclusion at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — In his role as Allergan’s senior vice president of specialty therapeutics, Jag Dosanjh conducts “crucial conversations” every day.

Featuring a half dozen unique wet labs, charity golf and breakfast with the experts, the Women in Ophthalmology 2019 Summer Symposium is slated for Aug. 22-25 at Coeur d’Alene Resort, Idaho.