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Summer 2018 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI OPHTHALMOLOGY Educators MAKING INTERNATIONAL Contributions Clinical Collaborations Outreach UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Department of OPHTHALMOLOGY Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd Professor and Chair Hisham H. Arar, MD James J. Augsburger, MD Shana Brafman, OD Chairman’s Update Sandra Brook, OD Greetings! I hope you found our last newsletter highlighting our educational program informative and exciting! David Brounley, MD Kelsey Carriere, OD In this issue we highlight our Department’s extensive international outreach, activities, and future plans. I contin- Fred Chu, MD ue in my role as Director for Education for the International Council of Ophthalmology. In addition, I am serving John S. Cohen, MD Anne L. Corn, EdD as both the Secretary for International Relations of the International Joint Com- Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD mission on Allied Health (IJCAHPO) and as a consultant to Orbis. Our faculty Eniolami Dosunmu, MD Robert E. Foster, MD and residents also have continued their impressive international endeavors. See Mindy Call Fox, PhD inside this edition for further details. W. Michael Gaynier, DO Robert Goulet, MD Our next newsletter will highlight some of our Department’s Alumni Michael E. Gray, MD achievements and activities. Linda J. Greff MD Fumika Hamada, PhD I encourage comments and feedback regarding our newsletter. Please send Daniel Hammer, MD Michele Wyan ([email protected]) relevant information for inclusion in Michael Hater, MD Ginger Henson, MD our upcoming issues. Also, please feel free to contact me directly either at 513- Erich Hinel, OD 558-5151 or [email protected]. We are looking forward to hearing from Katherine Hogan, OD Edward J. Holland, MD alumni and friends! Robert K. Hutchins, MD Saif Jaweed, MD KARL C. GOLNIK, MD, MEd Faiz Khaja, MD Chairman Winston W-Y Kao, PhD Adam H. Kaufman, MD Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Lisa D. Kelly, MD PO Box 670527 Cincinnati, OH 45267-0527 513-558-5151 Fax: 513-558-3108 Anup Khatana, MD Dwight R. Kulwin, MD Assistant to the Chair: Michele Wyan, BA 513-558-0815 [email protected] Richard A. Lang, PhD Please submit alumni news, updates and honors, and subscription address changes or removal to [email protected]. Luke Lindsell, MD Sarah Lopper, OD Daniel C. Love, MD In Memoriam: Ira Abrahamson Jr., MD Michael Lyons, OD Brian Marek, MD Ira Abrahamson Jr., MD, emeri- at Cincinnati Children’s. Working Chair of Pediatric Ophthalmology. Greg Mecoli, MD tus professor of ophthalmology, Dr. Abrahamson also authored four Daniel M. Miller, MD, PhD with the Cincinnati Rotary Club, the W. Walker Motley, III MD passed away on March 10, 2018. APEI started the Vision Screening textbooks during his long career Jeffrey A. Nerad, MD He was 93 years old. A UC alumnus, Program through Rotary Interna- including the popular “Know Your James Osher, MD Dr. Abrahamson graduated from tional where 800 local chapters Eyes”. In addition, Dr. Abraham- Robert H. Osher, MD Jon Pargament, MD the University of Cincinnati College eventually joined in the program son received numerous awards, Michael J. Prokopius, MD of Medicine in 1948 and subse- to detect vision problems in young including the College of Medicine Emeline Radhika Ramenaden, MD quently completed an internship in children. In 2006, Dr. Abrahamson Distinguished Alumni Award in Leon A. Reid, MD Cincinnati at what was then called 2008 and the President’s Award Melissa Rice, OD made a substantial gift to the Richard R. Riedel, MD General Hospital. After graduation, College of Medicine to lay the for Excellence bestowed by former Christopher D. Riemann, MD he joined the armed forces where foundation for the establishment University of Cincinnati President Richard Roebuck, MD he performed surgeries for military of the Ira Abrahamson Endowed Santa Ono in 2015. n Louis J. Schott, MD Terry Schwartz, MD personnel who suffered from Robert A. Sisk, MD double vision and eventual blind- Kavitha Sivaraman, MD ness. Upon leaving the military, Dr. Michael B. Snyder, MD Robert L. Strawn, MD Abrahamson made it his mission Virginia Utz, MD to spread awareness about early Bandana Waikhom, MD eye screenings for all children, Michael B. Yang, MD especially those in underprivileged Alan H. Zalta, MD Jeffrey M. Zink, MD communities. He joined the Uni- Emeriti Faculty versity of Cincinnati Department Taylor Asbury, MD of Ophthalmology in 1964, serving Richard S. Kerstine, MD as an educator and researcher Stewart Krug, MD Dexter Meyer, Jr., MD for over forty years. In 1995, Dr. Chester C. Pryor, III, MD Abrahamson created the Abraha- Friends and family join with Ira Abrahamson Jr., MD (center) at the event Lawrence A. Raymond, MD mson Pediatric Eye Institute (APEI) Joel G. Sacks, MD celebrating his 2015 UC President’s Award for Excellence. Rees Sheppard, MD ON THE COVER (clockwise, from top): Karl C. Golnik, MD (seated, seventh from left), at the International Council of Ophthalmology Arden H. Wander, MD Annual Meeting in Hangzhou, China; Edward J. Holland, MD (right), at the Asia Cornea Foundation Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea; Winston Kao, PhD, at the Japanese Cornea Society Annual Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan; Second year residents, Lee Wiley, MD, and Carl Bruce, MD, with a post-operative patient after pterygium removal on the 2018 mission trip to Honduras with Michael Sifri, MD. 2 SUMMER 2018 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Department of OPHTHALMOLOGY Internationalization Topic of 41st Annual Asbury Lecture UPCOMING EVENTS June 13, 2018 ruce E. Spivey, MD, of San Taylor Asbury, MD Endowed are always nationally or interna- 11th Annual UC BFrancisco gave the 41st Lectureship in Ophthalmology tionally renowned members of the Annual Taylor Asbury Lecture occurs annually on the second American Ophthalmology Society Glaucoma Lecture on October 11, 2017. Dr. Spivey Wednesday in October. Lecturers (AOS). n 6–8 p.m. is the immediate past president Kingsgate Marriott Hotel, of the International Council of 151 Goodman Street Ophthalmology and, from 1976- Cincinnati, OH 45219 1992, he served as the Founding (In conjunction with a Executive Vice President and Cincinnati Society of Chief Executive Officer of the Ophthalmology Meeting) American Academy of Oph- Guest Lecturer: thalmology. His evening Grand Malik Y. Kahook, MD Rounds lecture title was The Dr. Kahook is the Slater Family Internationalization of Ophthal- Endowed Chair in Ophthalmol- mology, and his Asbury Lecture ogy; Vice Chair, Clinical & Trans- title was The Evolution of the lational Research; and Chief, American Academy of Ophthal- Glaucoma Service & Director, mology and the International Glaucoma Fellowship at the Council of Ophthalmology. University of Colorado Anschutz Established in 1977, the Left to right: Karl C. Golnik, MD; Bruce Spivey, MD; and Taylor Asbury, MD Medical Campus, Department of Ophthalmology. 10th Annual Glaucoma Lecture Brings Speaker from Atlanta Please RSVP for this event to [email protected]. he 10th Annual University of 2017, in conjunction with a Cin- Reay H. Brown, MD, of Atlanta TCincinnati Glaucoma Lecture cinnati Society of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology Associates. Dr. was held on Wednesday, June 14, Meeting. The guest speaker was Brown has served as chairman of October 10, 2018 the American Society of Cataract 42nd Annual Taylor and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Asbury Lecture Glaucoma Committee and is cur- 6–8 p.m. rently the Glaucoma Editor Kingsgate Marriott Hotel, of EyeWorld magazine. 151 Goodman Street Dr. Brown’s evening Grand Cincinnati, OH 45219 Rounds Lecture was entitled (In conjunction with a Overcoming Resistance: Making Cincinnati Society of Glaucoma a Surgical Disease. His Ophthalmology Meeting) Glaucoma Lecture was entitled Guest Lecturer: Adopting MIGS for the Compre- William F. Mieler, MD Left to right: Alan H. Zalta, MD; Reay H. Brown, MD; and John S. Cohen, MD hensive Ophthalmologist. n Dr. Mieler is Professor of Ophthalmology; Cless Family Professor in Ophthalmology; LASIK Leader Delivers 12th Annual David Schneider Lecture Vice Chair for Education; Director, Ocular Oncology eff Robin, MD, delivered the Myers, FL, and is an Associate Clinic; Director, Residency and 12th Annual David Schnei- Professor of Ophthalmology at J Vitreoretinal Fellowship Training der Lecturer on September 27, the University of Central Florida – University of Illinois College 2017. A renowned refractive and College of Medicine. of Medicine and Illinois Eye and cataract surgery expert, Dr. Robin Dr. Robin’s evening Grand Ear Infirmary. performed the first laser vision Rounds lecture was entitled In- correction in the state of Illinois tegrating Dry Eye into Refractive Please RSVP for this event to and the first LASIK procedure Surgery. His Schneider Lecture cincysocietyoph@ in Cleveland, OH. He currently title was Surgical Management of hotmail.com. n practices at Franz EyeCare in Fort Presbyopia in the Phakic Patient. n Jeff Robin, MD SUMMER 2018 3 International Collaborations University of Cincinnati Department of Ophthalmology UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Department of OPHTHALMOLOGY CONTRIBUTING AROUND THE WORLD rom sharing expertise in ophthalmic research, education and clinical care to serving on committees of international organizations, Fmembers of UC’s Department of Ophthalmology are collaborating and professionally active globally. Following is a roundup of recent activities undertaken in a world wide venue. KARL C. GOLNIK, MD, MEd program in which the ICO will (International Joint Commission Over the next couple of years, Worldwide for Ophthalmic accredit ophthalmology residency on Allied Health in Ophthalmol- Dr. Golnik will return to the pro- Education and Assessment training programs. The goal of ogy) Secretary for International grams and facilitate implementa- Karl C. Golnik, MD, MEd, Chair accreditation is to protect and Relations, Dr. Golnik oversees a tion of these assessment methods of the Department of Ophthal- improve residents’ training and committee creating international and best practices in teaching. mology, is very involved with im- ultimately to assure better patient collaborations with other institu- Ultimately, the goal of all of these proving educational effectiveness care globally.

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