Schedule as of (Schedule subjects to further updates.) Date Time Presentation type Theme Venue Chair(s) Speakers & Topics Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics Jun 28, 2008 11:00-12:30 Symposium Molecular Biology - Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Infections Rm 301A Eduardo ALFONSO Soon-phaik CHEE Mamie HUI Janet DAVIS - New Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Infectious Uveitis Elizabeth FINI - Diagnostic Tests for Fusarium and Acanthameoba Fernando AREVALO - Current Molecular Diagnosis of Acute Endophthalmitis Soon-phaik CHEE - Diagnosis and Management of Endogenous Endophthalmitis Mamie HUI - Treatment for Endophthalmitis Jun 28, 2008 11:00-12:30 Panel Treatment & Diagnosis of Immunologic Mediated Diseases of the Anterior Segment Theatre II Donald TAN Gary YAM Donald TAN - Treatment & Diagnosis of Immunologic Mediated Diseases of the Anterior Segment Anita NG - Dry Eye and Refractive Surgery Shigeru KINOSHITA - Ocular Surface Reconstruction with Combined Cultivated Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation and Penetrating Keratoplasty Jeffrey PONG - Tear Proteomics in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Leonard ANG - Grading System for Chronic Ocular Complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Jun 28, 2008 11:00-12:30 Symposium Update of Eye Genetics Research in Asia Rm 206 Rm 207 Rm 208 Shomi BHATTACHARYA Xiangtian ZHOU Mitsuru NAKAZAWA - Overview of Genetics of Eye Diseases Motokazu TSUJIKAWA - Genetic Eye Diseases in Japanese Calvin PANG - Genetic Eye Diseases in Chinese Periasamy SUNDARESAN - Genetic Eye Diseases in Indians David MACKEY - Genetic Eye Diseases in Australia Xiangtian ZHOU - Genetic Study on Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Chinese Minguang HE - Gene and Environment in Myopia: The Evidence from Twin Studies Tin AUNG - Lack of Association Between the RS 2664538 Polymorphism in the MMP-9 gene and Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma in Singaporean Subjects Jul 01, 2008 11:00-12:30 Symposium Immunology Rm 606 Rm 607 Robert NUSSENBLATT Donald TAN Kwok-fai SO Shigeru KINOSHITA Leonard ANG - Cultured Conjunctiva Shigeru KINOSHITA - Cultured Limbus, Oral Mucosa, Endothelium Bob LAVKER - Regulation of Limbal Stem Cells Henry KLASSEN - Cultured Retinal Progenitor Cells Michael YOUNG - Neuroretinal Stem Cells Junko HORI - Immune Response of Neural Stem Cell Masayo TAKAHASHI - Photoreceptors from ES Cells Jul 01, 2008 14:00-15:30 Course Ocular Lymphoma Implications for Eye Care Rm 608 Chi-chao CHAN Robert NUSSENBLATT Richard CHOY Chi-chao CHAN - Introduction & Classifications of Ocular Lymphomas Manabu MOCHIZUKI - Epidemiology & Clinical Manifestations Janet DAVIS - Diagnosis, Pathology & Immunology Jacob PE'ER - Management, Treatment & Prognosis Arun SINGH - Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma Robert NUSSENBLATT - Summary & Future of Ocular Lymphomas Jul 01, 2008 16:00-17:30 Panel Up-date of Molecular Technologies and Gene Mapping Approaches for the Ophthalmologist Theatre II Mansoor SARFARAZI Govindasamy KUMARAMANICKAVEL Ruifang SUI Govindasamy KUMARAMANICKAVEL - Update in Molecular Technologies in Complex Disorders of the Eye Mitsuru NAKAZAWA - Strategy for Mapping Disease Genes Vincent RAYMOND - Mapping Genes by Linkage Disequilibrium Christina CHAKAROVA - Mapping Genes by Family Linkage Mansoor SARFARAZI - Functional Approaches to Gene Mapping David MACKEY - Critical Appraisal of Gene Mapping Approaches: Need for Collaborations Shomi BHATTACHARYA - Investigations on Nuclear Trafficking of the Splicing Factor Protein PRPF31 Jul 02, 2008 09:00-10:30 Symposium Genetics Rm 306 Rm 307 Rm 308 Calvin PANG Vincent RAYMOND David MACKEY Mansoor SARFARAZI - The Glaucoma Genes Calvin PANG - The AMD Genes Elizabeth FINI - Pharmacogenomics of the Steroid Response in the Eye Vincent RAYMOND - Functional Studies for Eye Diseases Genes Shomi BHATTACHARYA - Gene Therapies for Eye Diseases Govindasamy KUMARAMANICKAVEL - Genetic Counseling in Ophthalmology Jul 02, 2008 11:00-12:30 Symposium Experimental Eye Disease Models Rm 301B Elizabeth FINI Mitsuru NAKAZAWA Mai Har SHAM Motokazu TSUJIKAWA - Experimental Models of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Zebrafish Qi CUI - Cell Signalings in Retinal Ganglion Cell Viability After Optic Nerve Injury or Elevation of Intraocular Pressure Elizabeth FINI - Extracellular Matrix and Optic Nerve Protection Mai Har SHAM - Congenital Cataract: Characterization of a Mouse Model Sun On CHAN - The Axon Growth Inhibitory Molecule Nogo at the Mouse Optic Chiasm Jeff GOLDBERG - Nanotechnology for Axon Regeneration in the Optic Nerve Kwok-fai SO - Recent Experimental Approaches on Neuroprotection in Glaucoma Yao HUANG - Roles of PI3K and JAK Pathways and Macrophages in Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival after Acute Elevation of Intraocular Pressure Jul 02, 2008 14:00-15:30 Symposium Molecular Studies of Eye Disease Genes Rm 306 Rm 307 Rm 308 Tin AUNG Periasamy SUNDARESAN Minguang HE Ningli WANG - Genotype-phenotype Studies of MYOC Mutations Ronald WANG - Novel Transcriptional Factors for Early Eye Formation Ruifang SUI - Novel CHM Mutation Cause Choroideremia in a Chinese Family May-yung YEN - Novel Mutations of OPA1 Gene in Chinese Dominant Optic Atrophy Tin AUNG - Molecular Analysis of the CHX10 and MFRP Genes in Chinese Subjects with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma and Short Axial Length Eyes Richard CHOY - Integrated Genomic Analysis Identified miRNAs Associated with Distinct Clinical Features of Retinoblastoma Gary YAM - Chemical Chaperone on Misfolded Myocilin to Rescue Cells from Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis