Two Short Talks featuring Dr. Anne Barmettler

Please note location: Embassy Suites Brookfield 

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Two Short Talks

• Corneal Neurotization: Do You Have the Nerve?
• Different Pokes for Different Folks: Vision Loss Secondary to Steroid Injections

Presented by Anne Barmettler, MD

We begin at 6 p.m. with networking, appetizers, and cash bar (credit cards not accepted), followed by the meeting and dinner at 6:45 p.m. Members are encouraged to invite guests.

This presentation will provide an introduction to a new treatment for neurotopathic keratopathy, called corneal neurotization. This is a surgery that relocates a healthy nerve to re-establish an impaired pathway. Corneal neurotization is the only method to treat corneal anesthesia, which is the underlying problem in neurotrophic keratopathy.  Indications and requirements, a surgical video, and management will be presented.

Different Strokes for Different Pokes: Vision Loss Secondary to Steroid Injections
This presents the results of a systematic review examining vision loss associated with steroid injections to the periorbital area, face, and head. Outcomes, such as steroid type and location, time to presentation of symptoms, presenting visual acuity, treatments tried, and resulting visual acuity will be presented.

Anne Barmettler, MD, is Director of Oculoplastic Surgery and Associate Professor of both the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She went to Bowdoin College, followed by Jefferson Medical School, a residency at NY Presbyterian Weill Cornell, and an ASOPRS fellowship at Beaumont Hospital. Her research has won "Best of ASOPRS" from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and she sits on the editorial board for both Eyewiki, the AAO's online encyclopedia, and OPRS, the official journal of ASOPRS. She also enjoys kite surfing, golfing, watching Netflix in different languages, and spending time with her two boys.   

We begin at 6 p.m. with networking, appetizers, and cash bar, followed by the meeting and dinner at 6:45 p.m. Members are encouraged to invite guests.

STATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Wisconsin Medical Society and the Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society. The Wisconsin Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Wisconsin Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

TARGET AUDIENCE AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE
This program is intended for ophthalmologists and ophthalmological surgeons who work with patients that have eye diseases and disorders. The secondary target audience is ophthalmological residents.

ADA COMPLIANCE
The Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society subscribes to the articles of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Should you or anyone accompanying you require special assistance, please notify us by contacting mkeophthsociety@gmail.com.

DISCLOSURE

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.