From left: Rob Tauscher, M.D., Yoshihiro Yonekawa, M.D., Nisha Acharya, M.D., M.S., Krupa Patel, M.D., Ruth Williams M.D.The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences recently hosted its 26th Annual Research Symposium at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, bringing together leading voices in vision science for a full day of education, discussion and innovation. This hallmark event celebrated the latest advancements in ophthalmology with keynotes and presentations from residents, faculty and distinguished guest speakers from across the country.

This year’s program featured lectures from nationally recognized experts, including Nisha Acharya, M.D., M.S. of the University of California, San Francisco; Ruth Williams, M.D. of Wheaton Eye Clinic; and Yoshihiro Yonekawa, M.D. of Wills Eye Hospital. The symposium also included round-table discussions on patient care, uvetis and retina with community partners from Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, Retina Specialists of Alabama, and Retina Consultants of Alabama.

Other presentations included posters and lectures prepared by second- and fourth-year residents sponsored by faculty and fellow mentors. Awards were voted on by symposium attendees and presented to one resident from each class:

Second-Year Winner: Katharine Weintraub, M.D., for her poster “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”; sponsored by Nathan Fischer, M.D. and Russell Read, M.D., Ph.D. of Retina Consultants of Alabama.

Fourth-Year Winner: Malcolm Kates, M.D., for his presentation “Detecting a Specific Cause of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion”; sponsored and co-authored by Lanning Kline, M.D. of UAB Ophthalmology

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