Conference Details:
- Registration / Breakfast / Welcome Announcements: 7:30 - 8 a.m.
- Lectures: 8 - Noon (including breaks)
- Lunch: Noon. - 1 p.m.
- Lectures (continued): 1 - 5 p.m. (including breaks)
- Conference Adjourned: 5 p.m.
A reception will be held for those planning to attend Pearls Conference 2025 at Flour and Feed, located at 156 Clay Street in Morgantown, on Friday, April 11, from 6-8 p.m.
View the full Pearls Conference 2025 itinerary.
Registration:
To register for this event, fill out this online RSVP form by Monday, April 7.
Visiting Speakers:
In addition to the WVU Eye Institute and other WVU Medicine faculty members who will be giving presentations, several speakers from various institutions across the country will also be presenting at Pearls Conference 2025. Please see the full list of visiting speakers below:
- Preeti Patil, M.D. — Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Children's Hospital and UPMC Vision Institute; Subspecialty: Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Drew Scoles, M.D., Ph.D. — Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Subspecialty: Retina
- Rachel Sobel, M.D. — Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Eye Institute; Subspecialty: Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Divya Srikumaran, M.D. — Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Education; Chief for Division of Cornea, Cataract and External Diseases, Johns Hopkins University and Wilmer Eye Institute; Subspecialty: Cornea
Continuing Medical Education Information
Target Audience:
This series is designed for physicians who practice ophthalmology.
Conference Objectives:
Following this conference, participants should be able to:
- Name common biases and mistakes in surgical care
- Analyze outside-the-box approaches to diagnosing and treating oculoplastic diseases
- Identify patients who are at the highest risk for retinal detachment
- Analyze approaches to retinal detachment repair
- Identify the outcomes after ROP detachment
- Name three mechanisms of tearing
- Determine primary and secondary causes of NLDO
- Describe research on the prevention of radioactive iodine included NLDO
- Identify presenting features of IIH in the pediatric age group
- Identify pediatric IIH
- Explain the basics of the management of IIH in children
- Examine the approach to cataract surgery in eyes with Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
- Determine when to perform combined EK and cataract surgery
- Describe in what conditions fluorescein be prioritized
- Explain how fluorescein can change management in retinal disorders
- Describe the need for surgery and indications for surgery in Nystagmus
- Explain the different surgical approaches for cases in Nystagmus
- Describe Keratoconus and the social determinants of health that affect care
- Explain emerging treatments for KCN
- Describe ocular toxicities associated with various anti-cancer therapies
- Examine the various categories of anti-cancer treatments, focusing on their mechanisms of action and the ocular toxicities associated with each
- Describe management strategies for treating cancer therapy associated with adverse ocular effects
- Describe how nutrition can affect intraocular pressure and glaucoma incidence
- Explain the influence of exercise and stress reduction on glaucoma
- Identify developing literature on systemic medications and supplement use in glaucoma
CME Credit:
The WVU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WVU Office of CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure:
It is the policy of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our activities are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies. For this conference, the following relationships have been disclosed:
- Dr. Scoles has disclosed receiving an honorarium from Neolight as a consultant.
- Dr. Srikumaran has disclosed:
- receiving grant support from Santen as a site investigator
- receiving grant support from Claris Biotherapeutics as a site PI
- receiving grant support for a research study from Dompe
- All others have indicated that they have no relevant interests to disclose.
These relationships, along with the educational content of this program, will be reviewed and any potential conflicts of interest will be resolved to the satisfaction of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME prior to the activity. If a conflict cannot be resolved, the person involved will be removed from control of content or the content will not be presented as part of the educational program.
Planning Committee:
- Lingo Lai, M.D. — Assistant Professor, Cornea Fellowship Program Director
- Nicole Pumariega, M.D. — Assistant Professor
For any questions or for more information regarding Pearls Conference 2025, send an email to eye@wvumedicine.org.