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Poster Presenters

Last Name
First Name
Abstract Title
Abouodah
Hythem
Impact of the 2023-Ongoing Israel-Gaza War on Ophthalmology Training in Gaza
Afshin
Evan
AI-Powered Geospatial Resolution of Ophthalmic Services Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Agrawal
Anshuman
Global Practice Patterns for Preoperative Evaluation of Cataract Surgery Patients
Aharonian
Karl
Climate and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A retrospective and multi-site study in the high desert of the United States
Ahmed
Ayman
Eye911: Does Slit-Lamp Video Improve Ocular Telehealth
Akbar
Mizna
Effect of Pi-PEG on P. aeruginosa keratitis
Akhlaq
Anam
Geographical Disparities in the Distribution of Female Ophthalmologists Globally
Akova
Umut
Referrals Required for Underserved Communities in Georgia: An Update from the Georgia Vision Network
Al Rawi
Yaser
A Retrospective Comparison of initial presentation, surgical outcomes, and follow-up adherence between West Bank, Palestine and Missouri, USA.
Allison
Karen
Social Determinants of Health and Eye Disease: A Comparative Analysis of Monroe and Erie Counties in Western New York
Alnsour
Sabaa
Global Epidemiology of Anterior Ocular Inflammatory Surface Diseases: A Six-WHO-Region Literature Synthesis
Anant
Shruti
Predictors of Worse Presenting Visual Acuity in Infectious Keratitis in a South Indian Population
Ashourizadeh
Helia
Innovation and Task Sharing Ideas for Corneal Transplant Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Modified Delphi Study
Bacchav
Ashish
Impact of Simulation based training: A Global Survey
Bai
Patricia
Using the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) Registry to Identify Trends in the Prevalence of Glaucoma Between 1990-2021 and to Predict the Global Burden of Glaucoma by 2050
Balakrishnan
Nishwath
Improving Compliance to Glaucoma Follow-Up Through Vision Centres while promoting Environmental Sustainability
Barthelemy
Normila
Effects of Socioeconomic Factors on Visual Outcome and Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients
Bernard
Alec
Future Directions of Ophthalmology Residents In Sub-Saharan Africa: Career Settings, Geographic Choices, and Subspecialty Pursuits Across Residents in Ten Programs
Blaydon
Sean
Staged Surgical Reduction of Giant Facial Nevi in Pediatric Patients: A Longitudinal Mission-Based Approach in H?i An, Vietnam
Bonilla Escobar
Francisco
Indigenous Eye Health Disparities: Visual Impairment Prevalence and Barriers to Care in the Pijao Community of Colombia, South America
Brant
Arthur
Foveal Identification and Development in Prematurity: Implications for Zone Localization and Nutritional Supplementation
Carrabba
Nicole
Expanding Eye Care for Under-resourced Patients in Bihar, India
Chadalavada
Srila
Exploring the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Keratoplasty: A Scoping Review
Chawla
Kareena
Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Representation in Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Studies for Keratoconus: Underrepresentation of High-Risk Asian Subgroups
Chawla
Kareena
Improving Access to Ophthalmic Medications: A Cost Comparison Across Online Pharmacy Platforms
Coleman
Carter
Examining Access to Ophthalmologic Care in Migori, Kenya
Cooley
Ayorinde
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) in the Setting of an Ophthalmology Residency Program
Coward
Christine
Screening for Food Insecurity in an Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic: A Health Equity Quality Improvement (HE-QI) Fellowship Project
Daniel
Yannet
Economic analysis of Neo-Cam imaging compared with standard indirect ophthalmoscopy for retinopathy of prematurity screening: A North India tertiary center experience
Dittmer
Elizabeth
Advancing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in the U.S.: A Meta-Analysis of AI-Integrated Fundus Imaging
Durai
Indira
Genetic Screening for Myocilin Mutations in Families of Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients in South India
Elhagehassan
Hanin
Integration and Utility of a Novel Pupil Camera in Low-Resource Settings, High-Volume Eye Care Centers in South India
Fung
Simon
Evaluation of Surgical Skill Development Among First-Year Ophthalmology Residents at University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Fynn-Thompson
Nicoletta
Distribution and Impact of Cataract Surgeons from a Simulation-based Training Center in Africa
Garner
Timothy
Addressing Barriers to Vision Care in Refugee Populations: Insights from a Pilot Study in the Zaatari Camp
Gessesse
Abeba
Barriers to Eye Care Service Utilization by Visually Impaired People and the Impact of War in Conflict-Affected Tigray region, Ethiopia
Ghoneim
Alaa
Altitudinal distribution of myopia: big data analysis based on biogeographic regions in India
Godfrey
Alyssa
Investigating the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Corneal Transplantation Outcomes in Patients with Keratoconus
Godfrey
Alyssa
Utility of the Handheld Corneal Light Eye Assessment (CLEA) Corneal Topographer for Keratoconus Evaluation
Guo
Yannie
Houston's Refugee Ocular Health Screening Initiative: A Retrospective Review
Hadgu
Mhretab
Unmet need for presbyopia correction and its associated factors among school teachers in Wolkite Town, South- Western Ethiopia, 2021
Hariharan
Syona
Waste in Pediatric Ophthalmology: Examining the Sustainability of Strabismus Surgery
Hartness
Emma
Automated Strabismus Evaluation: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis
Hassoun
Mohamad
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Spanish Patient Education Materials on Childhood Glaucoma
Huang
Deven
Racial and Socioeconomic Differences Correlate with Healthcare Disparities in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
Huelsbeck
Alyssa
Health disparities as factors in pediatric eye care
Jain
Tricia
Utility of iOS Applications for Pediatric Ocular Disease Screenings in Low-Resource Settings
Jang
Angie
A Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Model Eyes for Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Simulation Using OSSCAR
Kang
Min Ju
Environmental and Socioeconomic Determinants of Childhood Myopia: A State-Level Analysis of Light Pollution, Sleep Deprivation, and Healthcare Access
Kassaye
Isabell
Reliability of portable devices for screening eye disease in pediatric patients in Addis Ababa
Kolli
Vibhusha
Building Global Collaboration in Cataract Surgery Education: Implementation of a Multi-Institutional Case Conference
Krishnam
Neha
Factors Enabling the Success of Cross-Subsidization in Eye Care in South India
Krivit
Jenna
Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Ochsner Health System: Associations with Maternal Race and Child Opportunity Index
Kunbaz
Ahmad
Risk and Recovery: Predictive Metrics in Scleral Fixation Using the Yamane Technique
Kunbaz
Ahmad
Risk and Recovery: Predictive Metrics in Scleral Fixation Using the Yamane Technique
Lewis
Alston
Evaluation of the PlenOptika QuickSee Free Autorefractor in Schools in The Gambia
Lokhande
Anagha
Program evaluation of a novel free ophthalmology service for uninsured, Spanish-speaking patients in Rhode Island: 2020-2025
Lopez Isidro
Mary
Evaluation of the IDx-DR Artificial Intelligence System for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Belize
Lopez Medina
Alejandra
Corneal Transplant Wait Times: A 10-Year Review At The General Hospital Of The State Of Sonora (GHSS), Mexico
Majmudar
Shivani
Keratoplasty Outcomes Using Pediatric Donor Cornea Less Than 3 Years of Age
Mathe
Nombuso
Enhancing Paediatric Glaucoma Surgical Capacity in Zambia and Malawi Through Hospital-Based Training Initiative and Peer Mentorship
Mehrotra-Varma
Jai
Increased incidence of new onset diabetic retinopathy in individuals with COVID-19 in an underserved urban inner city population in the Bronx
Merlinsky
Elizabeth
OcuLamp: A Low-Cost 3D-Printed Screening Device for Resource-Limited Settings
Moin
Muhammad
Impact of screening and establishing Peek powered optometry clinics (Triage) at primary healthcare level in reducing the burden on secondary healthcare level in Pakistan
Montague-Alamin
Spencer
Patient Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in San Pedro, Belize
Murillo
Karla
Campo Visual: Addressing Refractive Error in Farmworkers Through a Mobile Eye Clinic in Rural California
Murphy
Alec
Expanding Global Ophthalmology in Medical Education: Student Interest, Feasibility, and Opportunities for Integration
Nanduri
Rahul
Shifts in Barriers to Cataract Surgery due to COVID-19: An Analysis of Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness Surveys from Sub-Saharan Africa
O'Connor
Sara
The ACE Global Model: A Surgical Capacity-Building Framework
Okafor
Jasmine
Exploring Global trends in Cataract surgery in Sub-saharan Africa and Asia
Oladele-Ajose
Adetayo
Improving Utilization of Artificial Intelligence based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening by Addressing Patient and Provider Concerns
Packard
Benjamin
Let's GO-FAR: Impact of US Global Ophthalmology Fellowships
Perrier
Ludovic
Portable and Mobile Automated Detection of Corneal Infections Using Convolutional Neural Networks with Limited Data
Piccini Roca
Angelica
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Detection and Follow-Up With AI-Assisted Fundus Imaging
Podar
Peter
Tunable focus ophthalmic lens for refractive error diagnosis and correction
Pueyo Bestue
Ana
Harmonizing Ophthalmology Training Across Europe: The European Training Requirements (ETR) Model
Rachapudi
Sruti
EyeSustain as a Blueprint: Pioneering Specialty-Specific Sustainability
Radhakrishnan
Naveen
Impact of Teleophthalmology on Early Referral of Infectious Keratitis Patients in South India: A Prospective Comparative Study
Ramanjamma
Mukkapati
Efficacy and Outcomes of Combined Biosimilar Ranibizumab and Zone 1 sparing Laser in AROP.
Ramasamy
Dhivya
Online platform to build a competent allied ophthalmic workforce
Rashid
Zarwa
Timely Compliance to The First ROP Screening Evaluation is Associated with better Final Retinal Outcomes.
Rhode
Sabrina
HEALTHY PATHS - An international, interdisciplinary SDG-Semester Program on Sustainable Global Health
Rosado
Amaris
Do Patients' Perception of their Glycemic Control Match their Hemoglobin A1c? Insights from a Retina Clinic in Puerto Rico
Rustam
Zainab
Patients' Perspectives on the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Outpatient Ophthalmology
Saeed
Hajirah
An eye banking model for resource-poor settings
Samoyo
Brighton
Challenges and Considerations in Adopting High-Efficiency Eye Care Models in Lower-Resource Sub-Saharan Africa
Samoyo
Brighton
Development of a Privately Funded Charity Eye Clinic in Rural Zambia: Historical perspectives and Challenges for the Future
Sanchez
Jaron
Ophthalmic Case Analysis by Multiple Large Language Models: A Comparative Assessment
Sanders
Angelia
Training Data Recorders to Take High Quality Trachoma Photographs: Piloting a Newly Published Photography Manual in South Sudan
Sarin
Simran
Pediatric Keratoconus Screening: Associated Diagnostic Factors in South India
Sbei
Oase
The Effects of a 12-Year War on the Reality of Ophthalmology Services and Education in Syria
Scheive
Melanie
Bilateral Learning: A Knowledge Exchange Model Between a U.S. Air Force Retinal Surgeon and a Guyana Surgeon
Schulze
Audrey
Ocular Manifestations Associated with Hantavirus Infections: A Systematic Review of Clinical Presentations Across Strains and Geographic Regions
Sethi
Arun
BRINGING SIGHT TO LIFE
Setlur
Prakriti
Factors affecting Visual Impairment in School-Aged Children in South-East Nigeria
Shah
Sarthak
Regional Variations in Type 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity – Implications for Artificial Intelligence Algorithms
Shahid
Mohammed Mehdi
Demographic Trends, Clinical Features, and Visual Outcomes of Ocular Syphilis from a Single Tertiary Care Center in Western New York
Shakarchi
Fatma
Blindness and Visual Impairment in EMR and MENA: A Regional Analysis of Magnitude, Causes, and Cataract Surgical Indicators
Shakarchi
Fatma
Improving Surgical Skills Worldwide: A Case Study on Sharing a Surgical Course via Orbis Cybersight
Shoukry
Mira
Keratoconus in sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review
Somani
Zaynab
A Mixed-Methods Comparative Analysis of Factors Influencing Post-Operative Follow-up for Patients Receiving Cataract Surgery in Nyeri, Kenya
Song
Amy
Retinopathy of Prematurity Training and Education: A Systematic Review
Song
Sheena
Successful Glaucoma Surgery Outcomes Using Ophthalmic Nurses for Post-Operative Care in Ghana
Soundappan
Keerti
Disparities in DR Burden and Access to Care: Comparison of Public Data and Clinical Encounters at a Tertiary Eye Center
Srinivas
Rachelle
Evaluating large language models (LLM) as a patient education tool used to generate patient education materials (PEMs) for choroidal melanoma
Stern
Jude
Global Progress in Eye Care Integration against 2030 In Sight
Stevens
Chloe
Glocalization in Ophthalmology Departments- Trends in Mission and Outreach
Sunil
Advaith
A Meta-Analysis of Technology and Trends in Fundus Photography for the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in the U.S
Tajran
Sarah
Barriers to Surgical Eye Care Access in Rural Guatemala: A Case Study on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Tajran
Sarah
Predictive Value of Preoperative Biometry in Determining Surgical Modality in Cataract Patients in a Low-Resource Setting: A Guatemalan Cohort Study
Terfloth
Nicole
Visual and Functional Outcomes Following Cataract Surgery in an Underserved Jamaican Population: A Real-World Outcomes Review
Tharp
Margaret
Cost-Effectiveness of Refractive Error Correction Through Community-Based Vision Centers in South India
Thompson
Jason
Mapping Out Georgia's Blind Spots: The Need for Expanded Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Underserved Areas
Trinh
Jessica
Identifying Core Competencies for Global Ophthalmology Fellowship Programs: A Modified Prioritization Study
Tuttle
Jared
Preliminary Results of 0.5% Tropicamide-Cyclopentolate Versus 1% Cyclopentolate alternating with 1% Tropicamide for Pediatric Refraction in Thailand: A Clinical Trial
Uy
Holijah
Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Teleretinal Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis among People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Vaidyanathan
Arthi
Inherited Retinal Disease in North Carolina: Characterizing the Genetic, Clinical, and Sociodemographic Landscape of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Wang
Dorothy
Genetic Testing Patterns and Clinical Trial Participation in Stargardt Disease: A Single-Institution Analysis
Wang
Dorothy
Trachomatous Scarring Progression in Women: Insights from a Low-Endemic Tanzanian District
Welk
Grant
Corneal Transplantation in sub-Saharan Africa: A Rapid Evidence Review of the Last 35 Years
Wells
Meredith
Dry Eye Symptoms and Household Air Pollution: Findings from the HAPIN Trial in Peru
Wilson
Evan
Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Belize throughout Partnership with a US Academic Institution
Woldetensaye
Anania
Social Determinants of Health in Follow Up Care Compliance for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment in a County Hospital
Woodward
Richmond
Prevalence and Associated Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity at Two Referral Hospitals in Northwest Tanzania
Wu
Linda
Comparing Spanish Translation of Oculoplastics Patient Handouts by Large Language Models: A Potential Tools for Improving Global Patient Education in Ophthalmology
Wu
Linda
Evaluating ChatGPT-Generated Multilingual Ophthalmic Patient Handouts: A Comparison with American Academy of Ophthalmology Educational Materials and Implications for Global Access
Yasmin
Sumrana
Bridging Eye Health and Education: The Role of Refractive Error Services in Improving Quality of Life of School Children
Young
Brian
Prevalence of MYOC Mutations in a Cohort of Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma (JOAG) Patients from Sub-Saharan Africa
Zhao
Cindy
Incidental Pathology Identified During Diabetic Retinopathy Telemedicine Screening in Kumasi, Ghana
Zhu
Daniel
180- Versus 360-Degree Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zhu
Catherine
The Prevalence of Ophthalmic Conditions Presenting to a District Hospital Clinic in Lesotho, Africa

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