Pan American Association of Ophthalmology PAN-ARVO Day Final Program Saturday, April 29, 2006 Renassaince Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
G. Jimenez - IOL Power Calculation after Non-Laser Refractive Surgery
G. Villanueva - Efficacy and Safety of Artisan Lens in High Myopia
J.D. Larios - Confocal Microscopy Findings after PRK and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
N.J. Cortes - Topographic Behavior after Intraestromal Ring Segment Implantation
A.H. Sandoval - Contrast Sensitivity after Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments Implantation
F.E. Bichara - Clear Lens Extraction Outcome: One Year Follow Up
A. Guerra - Corneal Epithelium Behavior Alter PRK by Confocal Microscopy
A. Flores - Clinical and Confocal Evaluation of Mitomycin - C in PRK
M.R. Perez - Anterior Elevation Behavior after Penetrating Keratoplasty in Patients with Keratoconus
R.Velasco - Visual and Keratometric Changes with Intrastromal Segments in Keratoconus
M.Rodriguez - Corneal Endothelial Cell Evaluation with Specular and Confocal Microscopy
R.A. Garcia - Analysis of Inflammatory Markers in the Ocular Surface of Patients with Dry Eye and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
C. Arce - Quantitative Area Topography: A New Concept Applied to Study Normal and Pathologic Corneas
C.R. Parez - Epithelial Behavior after Lasek vs Epilasik by Confocal
D.Lomeli - Anti-Retrovirals Roll in the Etiopathogenesis of Dry Eye Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Karolinne Maia Rocha - Wavefront Analysis and Contrast Sensitivity of Aspheric and Spherical IOLs: A randomized prospective study
L.K. Blanco - Autologous Serum in High Risk Penetrating Keratoplasty Patients
Mariana Avila - High-Speed Optical Coherence Tomography for Post-LASIK Management
J.C. Pacheco - Keratocyte Dynamics with Confocal Microscopy after Penetrating Keratoplasty
Enrique Graue - Indications for Penetrating Keratoplasty in Mexico: 2000-2005
P.E. Solís - Analysis of Endothelial Changes in Intraestromal Segments
C.I. Salcedo III - Endothelial Cell Density in Elderly vs Young Corneas after Penetrating Keratoplasty
Gustavo B Melo - Comparison between Amniotic Membrane with and without Epithelium as a Support for Human Limbal Epithelial Cells Culturedex-vivo
F.Luengo Sr - Allograft Epithelial Corneal Cell Layers Transplantation in Rabbits
D.N. Colombero - Total Lamellar Conjunctivo-Esclero-Keratectomy. A New Technique for the Treatment of Corneal Tumors
Lauro Augusto Oliveira - Topical Effects of Iodine-povidine Compared with Natamicin in Fungal Keratitis caused by Fusarium solani in a Rabbit Model: A Pilot Study
Fernando Paganelli - A Single Intraoperative Sub-Tenon’s Capsule Triamcinolone and Ciprofloxacin in a Microspheres Controlled Release System Injection for Cataract Surgery
Teodoro Evans - Safety of an Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab (Avastin ®): Results of a Multicenter Trial
María Ana Martínez-Castellanos - Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Idiopathic Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization: Pilot Study
Orlando Ustariz-González - Bevacizumab Injection in Von Hippel Lindau Disease
*** Becados por el Tyson ARVO Clincal Research Initiative Scholarship de la Asociación Panamericana de Oftalmología
Pan American Association of Ophthalmology PAN-ARVO Day Final Program Saturday, April 29, 2006 Renassaince Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
Myriam Hernández-Rojas - Safety and Efficacy of Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization in Pathologic Myopia: Pilot Study
V. Kon - OCT, Visual Outcome and Angiographic Analysis of Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) in Six Eyes with Angiod Streaks Treated with a Single Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab
Elizabeth Reyna-Castelan - Efficacy of Intravitreal (IV) Bevacizumab for Severe Nonproliferative (SNPDR), Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) and Active Photocoagulated Diabetic Retinopathy (APPDR)
Griselda Alvarez-Rivera - Is Intravitreous Bevacizumab an Effective Treatment for Venous Occlusions?
Roberta Manzano - Intravitreal Toxicity of Rapamycin
Fernando Penha - Effects of Subretinal Injection of Indocyanine Green and Infracyanine in Rabbit Eyes
Romina Barreto Sampaio - Rabbit Retinal Neovascularization Induced by Latex Angiogenic Factor: Experimental Model
Jose Cardillo - Intravitreal Bioerudivel Sustained-ReleaseTriamcinolone Microspheres System (RETAAC): Safety and Pharmacokinetic in the Rabbit Eye and a Preliminary Report of its Potential Usefulness for the
J.E. Gallo - Suramin Inhibits Experimental Retinal Neovascularization. Possible Role of Purinergic P2 Receptors
J.E. Mancini - Retinal Changes in a Rat Model of Diabetes Type 2 Fed with Fatty Rich Diet
Fernando Penha - Effects of Subretinal Injection of Two Different Triamcinolone Acetonide in Rabbit Eyes
J.D. Luna - Pneumosis Oculi and Pneumoencephalus Produced by a Gas Producing Microorganism Following Vitreous Surgery
Otaviano Magalhaes - Improved Understanding of Vitrectomy: Qualitative High Speed Video Analysis of Vitreous Movement around the Aperture of Vitreous Cutters
João Luiz Lobo - Management of Scleral Fixation Intra-Ocular Lens with Clove Hitch Knot Using Small Gauge Vitrectomy
M.A. Jimenez-Santiago - Fluorinated Silicone Oil in Complicated Retinal Detachment
Juan Sánchez - Indocyanine Green-mediated Photothrombosis (IMP) with Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Macular Edema Secondary to Group 2A Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasis without Choroidal Neovascularization: A Pilot Study
Teodoro Evans - The Effect of an Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection in Macular Edema Secondary to Parafoveal Telangiectasis Type 2A
Juan Sánchez - Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics of Group 2A Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasis
C.P. Juarez - Circulating Anti-Galectin-1 Antibodies are Associated with the Severity of Ocular Disease in Autoimmune and Infectious Uveitis
Lani Gurria - Epidemiology of Uveitis in the Pediatric Population in a Mexican Referral Center: Instituto de Oftalmologia Fundacion Conde de Valenciana Mexico City
COFFEE BREAK
C.P. Jaime-Fonseca III - Methotrexate Therapy for Classic Pars Planitis
*** Becados por el Tyson ARVO Clincal Research Initiative Scholarship de la Asociación Panamericana de Oftalmología
Pan American Association of Ophthalmology PAN-ARVO Day Final Program Saturday, April 29, 2006 Renassaince Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
N. Briceño-Colmenares - Degree of Deviation in Primary Position in Patients with III and VI Nerve Lession
J.A. Espinoza - Inferior Oblique Triple Marginal Myotomy for the Treatment of Dissociated Vertical Deviation
L. Elenes - Frequency of Conjunctival Neoplasias: Survey of 480 Biopsies
K. Godeiro - Immunohistochemical Panel for the Identification of Poorly Differentiated Orbital Metastatic Tumors
D.N. Colombero - A Novel Classification of Melanocytic Tumors of the Iris
J.A. Martínez - Frequency of Palpebral Malignant Tumors: 15 Years Review
Alejandro Navas - Mitochondrial DNA Diagnosis in a Patient with Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Flavio Mac Cord Medina - Reproducibility of the Water Drinking Test Performed at Different Times of the Day
Jose Paulo Cabral de Vasconcellos - Analysis of OPA1 Gene Polymorphisms in Brazilian Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Mauro Leite - The Agreement between HRT and OCT on Optic Disk Area Measurements in Patients with Peripapilar Atrophy
I.M. Tavares - Quality Assessment of HRT II and GDx VCC Images in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS)
Lisandro Sakata - Detecting Visual Function Abnormalities in Patients with Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Using Matrix Frequency-Doubling Perimetry and SITA-Standard Perimetry
Julio de Leon - Effect of Severity of Field Loss on the Precision of Anatomical Measures Using HRT-II, GDx-VCC and StratusOCT in Glaucomatous Eyes
Luciano Moreira Pinto - Influence of Diabetic Retinopathy on Scanning Laser Polarimetry of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer
I.M. Peñaloza - A New Method for Graphic Representation of Gonioscopic Findings
Ivana Lopes Romero - The Antibacterial Effect in vitro of the Ethyl-Cyanoacrylate in Different Application Volume
A. Saucedo-Castillo - Analysis of Nerve Fiber Layers After Photocoagulation in Diabetic Retinopathy
Vanessa Gerente - Effect of Brimonidine Tartarate 0.15 % (Alphagan P) on Scotopic Pupil - Randomized Controlled Trial, Pilot Study
Tiago Prata - Concentration of Proteins in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Aqueous Humor
Cynthia Garcia - Ocular Manifestations of Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Report of Two Cases
Daniel Nogueira - Incidence of Pterygium in Amazon River Watershed Population
17:50 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Nicolas Bazán MD PhD Neuroprotección en el Ojo: Fronteras y Aplicación Clínica
18:30 Cocktail - Cortesía de Allergan
*** Becados por el Tyson ARVO Clincal Research Initiative Scholarship de la Asociación Panamericana de Oftalmología
Use of Dietary Supplements for Blood Sugar Regulation Prevalence of Pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Approximately 17 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, or 5.6% of the population, according to the US Dept. of Health & Human Services. Another 16 million are estimated to be pre-diabetic with impaired glucose tolerance. One of every 3 to 4 individuals (70 million), is likely to
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