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22nd Annual Form in Art Exhibition Now Open at Wills Eye Institute (UWISHUNU.COM)
Slide Show Gallery of last year's First Annual "Give Kids Sight Day" activities at Wills Eye Institute
Wills Eye "Form In Art" Exhibit featured on CBS 3 news broadcast (CBSPHILLY.COM)
Dr. Jonathan Myers (Wills Eye Glaucoma Service) explains "Why 3D May Not Work For Some" on Channel 6 News broadcast. (6abc.com)
Wills Eye Institute Executive Director Joseph Bilson Interview with Healthcare Magazine (Inside Healthcare)
Wills Eye surgeon, Dr. Ned Bedrossian teaches Haitian doctors (Delaware County Times)
Wills Eye Dr. Edward Bedrossian's medical mission to Haiti featured on ABC 6 News Cast (6abc.com)
Wills Eye Institute ranked among nation's best Eye Care providers for the twenty-first consecutive year by US NEWS & WORLD REPORT (cbslocal.com)
Dr. Julia Haller, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Wills Eye Institute, quoted in Florida story announcing approval of Implantable Telescope (Brandenton.com)
Wills Eye Emergency Room and Dr. Michael Dellavecchia featured in fireworks medical care story. (Philadelphia Daily News)
Dr. Julia Haller, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Wills Eye Institute featured in Fox 29 interview addressing fireworks safety (MYFOXPHILLY.COM)
Congressman Brady praises Wills Eye at launch of new mobile diagnostic unit. (Congressman Brady Press Release)
Wills Eye taking eye care to the streets. (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Thirteen Wills Eye Surgeons Selected by Philadelphia Magazine for "Top Docs" honors. (Philadelphia Magazine)
Dr. Rachel Sobel's latest biweekly column for the Philadelphia Inquirer's "Scrubbing In" series.
Video: Artificial Retina Gives Hope for Sight [6ABC.com]

Wills Eye Event Calendar

October 01 7:00am-8:00am

Andrew Batchelet, MD and Sonya Babar, MD

October 04 6:45am-7:30am

Jerry A. Shields, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD, Sarah Lally, MD, Arman Mashayekhi, MD

Retina-Vitreous Fellows Surgical Conference
Jay L. Federman, MD and David H. Fischer, MD
Retina Service Fellows Room

October 05 6:45am-7:30am

Cataract Conference (Wills' Residents Only)
Mark H. Blecher, MD, CPEC Service

Resident Lecture: Secondary Angle Closure Glaucomas BCSC pp. 134-145
L. Jay Katz, MD, Glaucoma Service

October 06 6:45am-7:30am

Retinal Imaging Conference CME 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Resident Lecture: Ocular Pathology
Ralph C. Eagle, Jr., MD, Pathology Department

Topic: Periocular Carcinomas and Principles of Eyelid Reconstruction
Visiting Professor Keith D. Carter, MD, Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Scien

Keith D. Carter, MD and Wills Residents: Behin Barahimi, MD, Fatima Ahmad, MD, and Sonya Babar, MD

October 07 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Patient Selection and Expectation

October 08 7:00am-8:00am

Christopher Brady, MD and David Lally, MD

October 11 6:45am-7:45am

Resident Lecture: Conjunctival Tumors in Children and Adults BCSC pp. 53-54
Carol L. Shields, MD, Oncology Service

October 12 6:45am-7:30am

Eye Genetics Course
Alex V. Levin, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

Resident Lecture: What Every Eye Doctor Needs to Know About Low Vision
Scott A. Edmonds, OD, Contact Lens Service

October 13 6:45am-7:30am

Ethics Conference: Is Informed Consent Really Possible?
George L. Spaeth, MD and Alex V. Levin, MD

Neuro-Ophthalmology Lunch Conference
Jennifer K. Hall, MD, Mark L. Moster, MD, and Robert C. Sergott, MD

October 15 12:30pm-1:30pm

Glaucoma Rounds Guest Speaker: Tarek Eid, MD

October 18 6:45am-7:30am

October 19 6:45am-7:30am

Robert S. Bailey, Jr., MD, CPEC Service

Resident Lecture: Contact Lens Management of Keratoconus and Related Corneal Disorders

October 20 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Patients with Pupillary Abnormalities BCSC pp. 261-274
Jennifer K. Hall, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service

Oculoplastics Teaching Session
Jurij R. Bilyk, MD, Oculoplastic Service

October 21 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Retinal Hemorrhages: Does It Mean This Baby Was Shaken? BCSC pp. 403-411

October 22 7:00am-8:00am

Anne Nguyen, MD and Laura Heinmiller, MD

October 25 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Keratitis: Acute and Chronic Bacterial, Fungal, Acanthamoeba BCSC p. 158-169
Kristin Hammersmith, MD, Cornea Service

October 26 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Oculoplastic Service Speaker and Topic To Be Announced

October 27 6:45am-7:30am

October 28 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Glaucoma Surgery BCSC pp. 187-220
Marlene Moster, MD, Glaucoma Service

October 29 7:00am-8:00am

Michael Rabinowitz, MD and Adiel Smith, MD

Glaucoma Rounds Guest Speaker: Kevin Warrian, MD

November 01 6:45am-7:30am

Jerry A. Shields, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD, Sarah Lally, MD, and Arman Mashayekhi, MD

November 02 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Endophthalmitis, Bacterial, Fungal, Viral Infections of Posterior Segment
Joseph I. Maguire, MD, Retina Service

November 03 6:45am-7:30am

November 04 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Pediatric Optic Nerve Abnormalities: When to Image? BCSC pp. 305-314
Jonathan Salvin, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

November 05 7:00am-8:00am

Behin Barahimi, MD and Mila Heersink, MD

November 08 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Eyelid Trauma/Malpositions I BCSC pp. 191-239
Edward H. Bedrossian, Jr., MD, Oculoplastic Service

November 09 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Apparently Blind Infant BCSC pp. 279-304, 413-416
Sharon Lehman, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

November 10 6:45am-7:30am

Ethics Conference: Systems of Ethics: Introduction to Virtue-Based, Deontological and Teleological Systems of Ethics

November 11 2:00pm-5:00pm

Visiting Professor David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Topic: Pediatric Vision Screening -- New Technology for Rapid, High-Acccuracy Detection of Amblyopia in Preschool Children

David G. Hunter, MD, PhD and Wills Residents: Christopher Fecarotta, MD, Christopher Brady, MD, and

November 12 8:30am-5:00pm

The 28th Annual Pediatric Ophthalmology Forum Alex V. Levin, MD, MHSc., Program Chair, Faculty of Wills Pediatric Ophthalmology Service and Invited Guests Registration by invitation. No registration fee. CME 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

November 13 8:00am-1:00pm

Coding Course: Medicare Coding and Requirements CME 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

November 15 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Pharmacology of Immunosuppression Faramarz Samie, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University

November 16 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Cosmetic Surgery BCSC pp. 241-254
Jacqueline R. Carrasco, MD, Oculoplastic Service

November 17 6:45am-7:30am

Robert Lehman, MD, CPEC Service

November 18 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Pre- and Post-Op Evaluation

November 19 7:00am-8:00am

Guest Lecture: Introduction to Drug Discovery and Drug Safety R. Oktay Kacmaz, MD, MPH, Medical Scientific Manager-EyeCare Mid-Atlantic Region, Allergan, Inc.

November 22 6:45am-7:45am

Resident Lecture: Management of Uveal Melanoma
Jerry A. Shields, MD, Oncology Service

November 23 7:30am-8:20am

Resident Lecture: Corneal Surface Disease: Dry Eye Syndrome, Blepharitis, SJS, OCP BCSC p. 48-72, 195-204
Melvin Roat, MD, Cornea Service

November 24 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Selected Systemic Conditions with Neuro-Ophthalmic Signs BCSC pp. 315-391
Robert C. Sergott, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service

November 29 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Pediatric Oculoplastics/Ptosis, Nasolacrimal Duct Management/Cellulitis BCSC pp. 173-180, 203-206
Bruce M. Schnall, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

November 30 6:45am-7:30am

Resident Lecture: Glaucoma Epidemiology and Genetics BCSC pp. 3-16
Michael J. Pro, MD, Glaucoma Service

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