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Pan-American Research Day
  Pan-American Research Day
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Onsite Registration: 10:00 am
Program: 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Atlantic Ballroom A & B, Renaissance Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
**Transpotation is not provided for this event.*
Organizers: J. Fernando Arévalo MD (Venezuela), Paulo E.C. Dantas MD (Brazil), Peter Quiros MD (USA), Lihteh Wu MD (Costa Rica)
PAAO President: Cristián Luco MD (Chile)
PAAO Exeuctive Vice President: José A. Roca MD (Peru)
  NO CHARGE FOR REGISTRATION

Internet registration is CLOSED.
Onsite registration opens at 10:00 am, Saturday, May 1.

 
  PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
10:00 AM Registration  
  Atlantic Ballroom A  
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12:20 PM Cristián Luco MD (Chile), PAAO President
Opening Remarks
 
12:30 PM Lihteh Wu MD (Costa Rica) - Introduction of Keynote Speaker James Tsai MD  
12:33 PM James Tsai MD (USA) - Neuroprotection in Glaucoma: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities  
12:45 PM Paulo E.C. Dantas MD (Brazil), Moderator
Luis Izquierdo MD (Peru), Moderator
Presentations
 
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM Luis Izquierdo MD (Peru) - Introduction of Keynote Speaker Larry Wheeler MD  
3:33 PM Larry Wheeler MD (USA) - Allergan R&D Update  
3:45 PM Paulo E.C. Dantas MD (Brazil), Moderator
Luis Izquierdo MD (Peru), Moderator
Presentations
 
5:15 PM Adjourn to Atlantic Ballroom B for Award Presentations
   
  Atlantic Ballroom B
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12:20 PM José A. Roca MD (Peru), PAAO Executive Director
Opening Remarks
 
12:30 PM J. Fernando Arévalo MD (Venezuela) - Introduction of Keynote Speaker Miguel Materin MD  
12:33 PM Miguel Materin MD (USA) - Controversies in Uveal Melanoma  
12:45 PM J. Fernando Arévalo MD (Venezuela), Moderator
Lihteh Wu MD (Costa Rica), Moderator
Presentations
 
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM J. Fernando Arévalo MD (Venezuela), Moderator
Lihteh Wu MD (Costa Rica), Moderator
Presentations
 
5:15 PM Peter Quiros MD (USA) - Introduction of Keynote Speaker Alex Walsh MD  
5:18 PM Alex Walsh MD (USA) - Four Ideas that Could Change Ophthalmology  
5:30 PM

Peter Quiros MD (USA)
Award Presentations
  - David & Juliana Pyott Foundation Travel Award
  - Johnson & Johnson Travel Awards
  - Retina Research Foundation: Tyson Research Initiative Awards
  - Retina Research Foundation: Tyson/PAOF/AFER Women in Ophthalmology Awards
  - Santen Travel Awards
Remo Susanna MD (Brazil)
  - Allergan Latin America Glaucoma Research Awards

6:15 PM Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Allergan
    revised 27/Apr/2010
  
 
 
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