Ending a two-year hiatus, the Emory Eye Center will once againsponsor the Annual Southeast Vitreoretinal (SEVR) Seminar at the JW Marriott Hotel March 25-26, 2022.
As in previous years, the 34th Annual SEVR is expected to attract top retina specialists, uveitis specialists, retina fellows, ophthalmology residents, and medical students from throughout the southeast. Led by Emory faculty, Ghazala A. Datoo O'Keefe, MD and G. Baker Hubbard, III, MD. participants will dive into a wide range of topics, including retinal vascular disease, ocular tumors, uveitis, retinal degenerations, updates on the latest clinical trials, and management of complex vitreoretinal surgery.
Conference registration and special hotel rates are still open. Registered attendees may make a case presentation by submitting a financial disclosure form by February 28.
The agenda for the two-day seminar features a mix of case presentations, clinical updates, and point-counterpoint discussions related to vitreoretinal surgery, medical retinal diseases, uveitis, and related topics. Participants will discuss recent innovations in vitreoretinal surgical techniques and review equipment utilized for addressing retinal detachment repair, macular hole treatment, epiretinal membrane removal, and foreign body removal.
The SEVR seminar is always really unique, in that it's a very collegial transfer of knowledge among highly accomplished researchers and physicians,
said O'Keefe.
The cases we analyze are very challenging, so the discussions are lively and very involved.
Kicking off the event will be Amani Fawzi, MD, who will give the Paul Sternberg, Jr. lecture, OCT Angiography In Diabetic Retinopathy: Insights into the Pathophysiology, Pearls and Pitfalls
on Friday morning. Dr. Fawzi is the Cyrus Tang and Lee Jampol Professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on translational approaches to age-related macular degeneration and ischemic retinal diseases with a special focus on functional retinal imaging and image-guided interventions.
The event will also feature a talk by Russell W. Read, MD, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Medicine. Dr. Read is the Max and Lorayne Cooper Professor for Ophthalmology and the residency training director of the Uveitis/Ocular Inflammatory Disease service. His talk, Drug Therapy for Uveitis
will draw from his extensive clinical practice and research, which focus on uveitis and ocular inflammatory disease.
I'm delighted to host SEVR again,
said Hubbard. This meeting has always provided a superb opportunity to connect with other retina specialists from around the region - colleagues who share in the care of our patients.
I am looking forward to hearing case presentations on difficult medical and surgical retina problems managed by our colleagues.
Several of Hubbard's Emory Eye Center colleagues will moderate discussions, including Jiong Yan, MD, Nieraj Jain, MD, Rachel Shah, MD, H. Ayesha Hossain, PhD, Joshua Barnett, MD, Blaine Cribbs, MD, and Andy Hendrick, MD.
The Emory University School of Medicine has designated the SEVR Seminar for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To ensure the safety of all, SEVR 2022 organizers ask that attendees wear masks, practice social distancing, and download the Clear App to track their status.