24th Annual Downeast Ophthalmology Symposium Program Agenda
Friday, September 19, 2025
| 12:00pm | Introductory Remarks Sara Bozorg, MD and Patrick Rapuano, Co-Chairs |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology (12:10pm – 1:55pm) | |
| 12:10 | Migraine – What Does the Ophthalmologist Need to Know Kathleen B. Digre, MD |
| 12:45 | Neuro-Ophthalmology: Five Diagnoses Not to Miss, Andrew G. Lee, MD |
| 1:20 | My Oh My – Eye Pain and No Red Eye! Kathleen B. Digre, MD |
| 1:55 | Break/Visit Exhibitors |
| Glaucoma (2:35pm – 4:30pm) | |
| 2:35 | SLT in 2025 Tony Realini, MD, MPH |
| 3:10 | Interventional Glaucoma: Creating Your Own Treatment Protocol Oluwatosin “Tosin” Smith, MD |
| 3:45 | Lifelong Glaucoma Care – Lessons from Clinical Trials Tony Realini, MD, MPH |
| 4:20 | Final Questions/Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 | Harbor Cruise |
| 6:45 | Lobster Bake Dinner Presentation: Introducing “Dead Writers”: A Podcast About Great American Writers and Where They Lived Tess Chakkalakal, Professor of Africana Studies and English, Bowdoin College |
Saturday, September 20, 2025
| 7:00am | Panel Discussion (Breakfast Available in Exhibit Area) |
| Cataract (8:00am – 10:00am) | |
| 8:00 | Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) Cristos Ifantides, MD, MBA |
| 8:40 | The Light Adjustable Lens Impressions After 500 and My 2 Eyes Samir Melki, MD, PhD |
| 9:20 | Middle Segment Surgery (MSS) Cristos Ifantides, MD, MBA |
| 10:00 | Break with Exhibitors |
| 10:45 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS – The Importance of Advocacy in Protecting Patients Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, President and Medical Director for Government Affairs, American Academy of Ophthalmology; David L. Guyton, MD, and Feduniak Professor of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute |
| 11:30 | Break/Visit Exhibitors/Lunch Buffet (Working Lunch) |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology (12:00pm – 2:15pm) | |
| 12:00pm | Conundrums in Idiopathis Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) Kathleen B. Gigre, MD |
| 12:40 | Seven Steps in Unexplained Visual Loss Andrew G. Lee, MD |
| 1:20 | Optic Neuritis (ON) Andrew G. Lee, MD |
| 2:00 | Final Questions/Closing Remarks |
Sunday, September 21, 2025
| 7:00am | Panel Discussion (Breakfast Available in Exhibit Area) |
| Glaucoma (8:00am – 10:00am) | |
| 8:00 | Advances in MIGS: New Procedures and Best Techniques Oluwatosin “Tosin” Smith, MD |
| 8:40 | The Evolving Glaucoma Treatment Paradigm: Topicals vs Sustained-Released vs SLT vs MIGS Tony Realini, MD, MPH |
| 9:20 | Office Tips and Tricks: Improving Clinical Workflow and Efficiency Oluwatosin “Tosin” Smith, MD |
| 10:00 | Break with Exhibitors |
| Cataract (10:45am – 1:00pm) | |
| 10:45 | Office Based Surgery: Can Everyone Do It? Samir Melki, MD, PhD |
| 11:25 | Complex Phaco Cataract Surgery Cristos Ifantides MD, MBA |
| 12:05pm | Femtosecond Cataract Surgery: Is It Worth It? Samir Melki, MD, PhD |
| 12:45 | Final Questions/Closing Remarks |