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FREE REGISTRATION

  • 2 November 2024
  • 8 am – 1 pm ET (Miami)
  • Virtual on Zoom
  • Certificates $10 USD
Lo Mejor de la Academia en Español (The Best of the Academy in Spanish) is a constructive and critical review of what was presented during the Academy Annual Meeting.

There will be round tables and panels made up of Spanish-speaking ophthalmologists so that colleagues receive the widest possible knowledge of what was seen and heard during the Academy.

The panels are made up of invited ophthalmologists but we consider every participant a panelist and hope that everyone who attends will participate in discussions and round tables, for the benefit of everyone.

Thank you to our Sponsors

 

 

Organizing Committee

Director

J. Fernando Arévalo MD PhD (Venezuela/USA)

Co-Directors

Roberto Gallego Pinazo MD (Spain)
Enrique Graue Hernández MD (Mexico)
Arturo Ramírez Miranda MD (Mexico)
Alejandro J. Lavaque (Argentina)

Technical Coordinator

Eduardo Viteri MD (Ecuador)

Preliminary Program

Please note, the topics, times and speakers are subject to change.

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8:00AM – 8:05 AM ET – Bienvenida (Welcome)
J. Fernando Arévalo MD PhD (USA)[28]; Paulo E.C. Dantas MD (Brazil)[8]

8:05 AM – 8:15 AM ET – Oftalmología Pediátrica (Pediatric Ophthalmology)
Hilda Capó MD (USA)[12]

8:20 AM – 8:40 AM ET – Tumores y Patología Ocular (Ocular Pathology and Tumors)
Zelia M. Correa MD PhD (USA)[16]; Abelardo Rodríguez MD (Mexico)[19]

8:45 AM – 9:10 AM ET – Catarata (Cataract)
Moderador: Ashley Behrens MD (USA)[21]
Panelistas: Jesús Arrieta Camacho MD (Mexico)[8]; Luis Izquierdo Jr. MD (Peru)[22]; Fernando Llovet MD (Spain)[2]

9:15 AM – 9:35 AM ET – Córnea, Dacriología y Superficie Ocular (Cornea, Dacriology and Ocular Surface)
Moderador: Enrique Graue-Hernández MD (Mexico)[16]
Panelistas: Paulo E.C. Dantas MD (Brazil)[8]; Everardo Hernández Quintela MD (Mexico)[5]; Alfonso L. Sabater MD PhD (USA)[4]

9:40 AM – 9:45 AM ET – Exhibición Comercial (Exhibits)
Arturo Ramírez Miranda MD (Mexico)[13]

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM ET – Retina Médica e Imágenes (Medical Retina & Imaging)
Moderador: Roberto Gallego-Pinazo MD PhD (Spain)[8]
Panelistas: Rosa Dolz-Marco MD (Spain)[7]; Alejandro Lavaque MD (Argentina)[12]; Andrés Bastién MD (Argentina)[4]

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM ET – Retina Quirúrgica (Surgical Retina)
Moderador: José A. Roca MD (Peru)[24]
Panelistas: Valentina Franco Cárdenas MD (Mexico)[11]; Matko Vidosevich MD (Argentina)[7]; Jorge Fortún MD (USA)[4]

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM ET – Uveítis (Uveitis)
Andrés F. Lasave MD (Argentina)[5]

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM ET – Neuroftalmología (Neurophthalmology)
Emely Karam MD (Venezuela)[7]

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM ET – Glaucoma (Glaucoma)
Luis Silva Alvarez MD (Venezuela/USA)[7]

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM ET – Cirugía Refractiva (Refractive Surgery)
Moderador: Alejandro Navas MD (Mexico)[8]
Panelistas: Enrique Graue-Hernández MD (Mexico)[16]; Arturo Ramírez-Miranda MD (Mexico)[13]; José Alejandro Claros MD (Mexico)[12]

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM ET – Cirugía Oculoplástica (Oculoplastic Surgery)
Ximena Arze MD (Bolivia)[9]; Roxana Y. Rivera MD (USA)[5]

12:25 PM – 12:35 PM ET – Baja Visión (Low Vision)
Sylvina Conti MD (Argentina )[5]; Vania Garcia MD (Bolivia)[5]

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM ET – Cierre de la reunión (End of Session)
J. Fernando Arévalo MD PhD (USA)[28]; Roberto Gallego Pinazo MD PhD (Spain)[8]

[#] Indicates number of years as a speaker at Lo Mejor.

Certificate of Participation

Certificates will be available in CampusPAAO following the live Zoom meeting.

Certificates are free of charge for current PAAO members; US$10 for non-members, payable by PayPal.

Zoom registrations do not transfer, so you will have to register for the webinar in CampusPAAO.