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Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM PDT

Category: Monthly Scientific Meeting

January 20, 2021

Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, MBA, MHA

Executive Dean of the College of Medicine

Department of Ophthalmology

University of Illinois

Disclosures: Dr. Rosenblatt has disclosed the following relationships with ACCME defined commercial interests:  

Consulting, speaking & teaching with Lauren Therapeutics and Nektar Therapeutics
Grant / Research support: NIH, RPB, Falk Foundation

Lecture 1: The Future of Eye Banking: Quo Vadis?

Learning objectives:

After participating in this activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Identify new tissue engineering therapeutics to treat corneal disease

2.Learn how surgeons obtain their cadaveric corneal tissue

Lecture 2: Corneal nerve repair: Structure and Function

Learning objectives:

After participating in this activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Assessment and care of dry eye patients

2. Identify disorders of the corneal nerves that have many consequences including dry eye disease.

3. Understand that corneal nerves are essential to the health of the ocular surface

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