Do popular GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss drugs have benefits for non-diabetic glaucoma patients? What are the latest and best techniques for complex cataract surgery? Have changes to surgical instrument sterilization guidelines decreased national rates of a potentially blinding syndrome?
John A. Moran Eye Center faculty will discuss those questions and more as they present their latest research and surgical advances at the upcoming Annual Meeting, to be held April 25-28 in Los Angeles. ASCRS is the largest professional organization for surgeons who specialize in operating on the front-most region of the eye, assisting patients with glaucoma, cataracts, corneal diseases, iris reconstruction and more.
Moran Eye Center faculty presenters include:
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, director of Moran’s Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation
Craig J. Chaya, MD, medical director of Moran’s Global Outreach Division
Amy Lin, MD
Nick Mamalis, MD, co-director of Moran’s Intermountain Ocular Research Center
Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD
Randall J Olson, MD, Moran’s chair and CEO
Jeff Pettey, MD, Moran vice-chair of clinical affairs
Rachel G. Simpson, MD
, co-director of Moran’s Intermountain Ocular Research Center
View the schedule below (all times in U.S. Pacific Daylight Time).
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
4:59 AM - 5:00 AM
Jawad Muayad, BSc; Asad Loya, MD; Zain S Hussain, MD; Muhammad Z Chauhan, MD, MS; Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EyeWorld Corporate Events
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; John P. Berdahl, MD; Christine Funke, MD; Mark J. Gallardo, MD; Blake K. Williamson, MD
LACC - Level 2, 515A
1:26 PM - 1:32 PM
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Petree Hall D
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Petree Hall D
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCRS Instructional Courses
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Manjool M Shah, MD, ABO; Arsham Sheybani, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 515B
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ASCRS Instructional Courses
Kumar J. Doctor, MD; Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Ramamurthy Dandapani, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Soon-Phaik Chee, FRCSEd, FRCOphth; Samaresh Srivastava, MD
LACC - Level 2, 515A
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Angelica Hanna, BSc; James J. Armstrong, MD, PhD; Efstathia Tsioros, MSc; Cindy M Hutnik, MD, PhD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 510
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Shienal J Patel, BSc
LACC - Level 2, 512
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCRS Instructional Courses
Durval M. Carvalho Jr., PhD; Michael Amon, PhD, MD, FEBO; Sergio F. Canabrava, MD, ABO; Michael E. Snyder, MD, ABO; Ashraf Armia Balamoun, MD, FRCS, MSc, FACS; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Petree Hall D
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
James S. Lewis, MD; Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Tsontcho A. Ianchulev, MD, MPH; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 513
11:01 AM - 11:06 AM
Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Anna H. Zhang, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 513
11:06 AM - 11:11 AM
Anna H. Zhang, MD; Ticiana De Francesco, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 513
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
ASCRS Main Stage
David F. Chang, MD, ABO; Soon-Phaik Chee, FRCSEd, FRCOphth; Oliver Findl, MBA, MD, FEBO; Dr. Bruno C. Trindade, MD, PhD; Roger Zaldivar, MD, MBA, MSc; Sri Ganesh, FRCS, MS, DNB; JoaquÃn Fernández, MD, PhD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, FACS; Nicole R. Fram, MD, ABO; Julie M Schallhorn, MD, ABO; Mitchell P. Weikert, MD, MS, ABO; William F. Wiley, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, West Hall B
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM
Billy Pan, MD; Antonio M Fea, MD; Philippe Denis, MD, PhD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 513
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:07 AM
Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
8:00 AM - 9:35 AM
ASCRS Symposia
Richard Tipperman, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Timothy P. Page Sr., MD, ABO; Michael E. Snyder, MD, ABO; Brandon D. Ayres, MD, ABO; Richard S. Hoffman, MD; Cathleen M. McCabe, MD; Nicole R. Fram, MD, ABO; Allison J Chen, MD, MPH, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ASCRS Instructional Courses
Prasanna V Ramesh, MS, DNB; Rengaraj Venkatesh, MD; Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, ABO; Sathyan Parthasarathi, DNB; Devendra Maheshwari, MD; Madhavi R Pillai, DNB, MBBS
LACC - Level 2, 502A
Craig J. Chaya, MD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
2:26 AM - 2:27 AM
Craig J. Chaya, MD, ABO; Abigail B Jacketta, BA, CST; Arsham Sheybani, MD, ABO; Lauren S Blieden, MD, ABO; Roya Garakani, DO, OD; Austin D. Bohner; Siddharth Bhargava, MD; Ameay V Naravane, MD; Rhys Ishihara, MD
LACC
5:22 AM - 5:23 AM
Meghan Sharma, MD, MPH; Michael Jensen, MD; Catherine Johnson, MD, MPH; Cameron M Carpenter, BSc; Ben Brintz, PhD; Brian C. Stagg, MD, MS; Craig J. Chaya, MD, ABO; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO
LACC
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ASCRS Skills Transfer Labs
Michael E. Snyder, MD, ABO; Nicole R. Fram, MD, ABO; David R. Hardten, MD, FACS; Huck A. Holz, MD; Karolinne M. Rocha, MD, PhD, ABO; Kevin M. Miller, MD; M. Bowes Hamill, MD; Richard S. Hoffman, MD; Sathish Srinivasan, FRCSEd, FRCOphth, FACS; Soroosh Behshad, MD, ABO; Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PhD, ABO; Craig J. Chaya, MD, ABO; Kenneth J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS; Richard J. Mackool Jr., MD; Devesh K. Varma, FRCSC, MD, BEng; Matthew Wade, MD, ABO; Yassine Daoud, MD, FACS; Steven G. Safran, MD
LACC - Level 1, West Hall A- Lab Room B
Amy Lin, MD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
Amy Lin, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Amy Lin, MD, ABO; Gustavo M. Hüning, MD, MBA; Jennifer M. Loh, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 510
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ASCRS Skills Transfer Labs
Christopher S. Sales, MD, MPH, ABO; W. Barry Lee, MD; Amy Lin, MD, ABO; Annie Nguyen, MD, ABO; Emily Witsberger, MD; Jessica S. Chen, MD; Lorenzo J. Cervantes, MD; Matthew S. Ward, MD, ABO; Neda Shamie, MD, ABO; Winston D Chamberlain, MD, PhD, ABO; Jennifer R. Rose-Nussbaumer, MD; Shaily D Shah, MD, ABO; Kanwal S Matharu, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, West Hall A- Lab Room B
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Amy Lin, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 150-151
Nick Mamalis, MD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
9:45 PM - 9:46 PM
Andy Renschler, BSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Vivian S. Hawn, MD; Nour K. Bundogji, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC
11:00 PM - 11:20 PM
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Melissa Yao, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM
Nick Mamalis, MD; Melissa Yao, MD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Nour K. Bundogji, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 504
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Nick Mamalis, MD; Tat-Keong Chan, MD, FRCS; Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD
LACC - Level 2, 510
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
ASCRS Symposia
Richard Tipperman, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Kevin M. Miller, MD; Y Ralph Chu, MD; Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS, ABO; Huck A. Holz, MD; Jonathan B. Rubenstein, MD, ABO; Neda Shamie, MD, ABO; Mitchell P. Weikert, MD, MS, ABO; Robert J. Weinstock, MD; Richard S. Davidson, MD, ABO; Scott E. LaBorwit, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 150-151
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Melissa Yao, MD; Jesse Chew, MD, FRCSC; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 510
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Melissa Yao, MD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 505
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
ASCRS Paper Session Panelist
LACC – Level 2, 505
Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
5:22 AM - 5:23 AM
Meghan Sharma, MD, MPH; Michael Jensen, MD; Catherine Johnson, MD, MPH; Cameron M Carpenter, BSc; Ben Brintz, PhD; Brian C. Stagg, MD, MS; Craig J. Chaya, MD, ABO; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO
LACC
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
8:02 AM - 8:08 AM
Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Petree Hall D
1:30 – 3:00 PM
ASCRS Paper Sessions (Panelist)
LACC - 512
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ASCRS Skills Transfer Labs
Beeran Meghpara, MD, ABO; Masih U Ahmed, MD, ABO; Ashraf F Ahmad, MD, ABO; Roger C. Furlong, MD, ABO; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO; Yvonne Wang, MD, MD, ABO; Ian P. Conner, MD, PhD, ABO; Michael E. Sulewski Jr., MD; Eric Weinlander, MD, FACS, ABO; Amer M Alwreikat, MD; Isha Cheela, DO; Shawn Lin, MD, MBA; Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH; Jules Winokur, MD, MBA, ABO; Khaliq Kurji, MD, MSc, FRCSC; Kate C. Xie, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, West Hall A- Lab Room C
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Melissa Yao, MD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 505
1:38 PM - 1:41 PM
Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, West Hall B
Randall J Olson, MD
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Tyler Whitaker, BSc; Reiker G Ricks, BSc; Coby B Soule, BSc; Tanner Nelson, BSc; Nathan R. Sherbotie, BSc; Jessie Montgomery, BSc; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Randall J. Olson, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 512
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
11:00 PM - 11:20 PM
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Melissa Yao, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Tyler Whitaker, BSc; Reiker G Ricks, BSc; Coby B Soule, BSc; Tanner Nelson, BSc; Nathan R. Sherbotie, BSc; Jessie Montgomery, BSc; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Randall J. Olson, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 2, 512
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
Reiker G Ricks, BSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Emilie L. Ungricht, MD, BEng; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 510
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
ASCRS Instructional Courses
Sila B Bal, MD, MPH; Geoffrey C. Tabin, MD; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Rengaraj Venkatesh, MD; Sarah Amanullah, MD; Teresa Diaz Flores, MD
LACC - Level 2, 501ABC
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
ASCRS Satellite CME Programs
David F. Chang, MD, ABO; Kourtney H. Houser, MD, ABO; Sumitra S. Khandelwal, MD, ABO; Yousuf Khalifa, MD; Sri Ganesh, FRCS, MS, DNB; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
11:52 AM - 11:58 AM
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
12:34 PM - 12:44 PM
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC - Level 1, Concourse Hall, Room 152-153
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
ASCRS Skills Transfer Labs
Sila B Bal, MD, MPH; Sarah Amanullah, MD; Audrey R. Rostov, MD; Bradley Hansen, MD, ABO; David D. Markoff, MD, ABO, FACS; Gabriel S. Valerio, MD, ABO; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Matthew S. Oliva, MD, ABO; Priya Narang, MD; Roberto Pineda II, MD, ABO; Russell J. Swan, MD; Samaresh Srivastava, MD; Shail A. Vasavada, DNB, FRCS; Aazim A. Siddiqui, MD, ABO; Martin H Spencer, MD, FRCSC; Charles Cole, MD, MHSA; Mateen Amin, BSc; David Dance, MD, ABO; Soroosh Behshad, MD, ABO; Menen A. Shibeshi, MD
LACC - Level 1, West Hall A- Lab Room A
Rachel Simpson, MD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
1:52 PM - 1:58 PM
Rachel Simpson, MD, ABO
LACC - Level 1, Petree Hall D
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM
Timothy Truong, MD, ABO; Abigail B Jacketta, BA, CST; Rachel Simpson, MD
LACC - Level 2, 513
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
9:45 PM - 9:46 PM
Andy Renschler, BSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Vivian S. Hawn, MD; Nour K. Bundogji, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC
11:00 PM - 11:20 PM
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Melissa Yao, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
LACC
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM
Nick Mamalis, MD; Melissa Yao, MD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Nour K. Bundogji, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 504
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Melissa Yao, MD; Jesse Chew, MD, FRCSC; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 510
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM
Reiker G Ricks, BSc; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Emilie L. Ungricht, MD, BEng; Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 510
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Melissa Yao, MD; Shwetha Mudalegundi, BSc; Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, ABO; Neil Kelkar, MD; Kevin T. Eid, MD, MSc; Nick Mamalis, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
LACC - Level 2, 505
Guy Kleinmann, MD; Nick Mamalis, MD
LACC - Level 2, 505
