The Seventh Annual Berkeley Conference on Translational Research

Understanding & Controlling Myopia - Successes & Remaining Challenges

UC Berkeley, August 17-18, 2013

Saturday afternoon

Registration noon – 2 pm

2 pm Introductory remarks from Christine Wildsoet, Center for Eye Disease & Development, UC Berkeley

2.15-3.15 pm Session 1: Myopia Prevalence & Risk Factors Moderator: Christine Wildsoet

Ian Flitcroft MD, The Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

The Myopia Epidemic – The Real Costs to Society and Health Care

3.15-3.45 pm Coffee/Bathroom Break

3.45-5.30 pm Session 2: Eye Shape, Optics, Genes & Ethnicity – Insights for MyopiaModerator: Ravi Metlapally, Clinician Scientist, Center for Eye Disease & Development, UC Berkeley, USA

David Atchison DSc, School of Optometry & Vision Science, Institute Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Posterior Eye Shape

Hema Radhakrishnan, PhD, MCOptom, Head Eye & Vision Science Research Group, Univ Manchester, UK

Peripheral Refractive Errors & Myopia Progression

Nicola Logan BSc, PhD, MCOptom, School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston Univ, UK

Prevalence of Refractive Error in Multi-Ethnic UK Children

Robert Wojciechowski, OD, MSc, PhD, FAAO, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, USA

Paydirt: GWAS finally begin to unravel the complex genetics of myopia

Jay Neitz, PhD, Depart Ophthalmology Univ Washington, Seattle, USA

Relative Activity of L & M Cone Photoreceptors, & Relationship to the Cause and Prevention of Myopia

5.30-7 pm Session 3: Poster Viewing & Wine & Cheese

Sunday

8-8.30 am Continental Breakfast & Coffee

8.30-10.30 am Session 4: Myopia Management OptionsModerator: Maria (Yue) Liu, Faculty, Center for Eye Disease & Development, UC Berkeley, USA

Tom Aller, OD, Senior Project Scientist, Vision CRC & Private Practice, USA

Clinical Management of Progressive Myopia

Jeff Walline, OD, PhD, FAAO, Ohio State University College of Optometry, USA

Corneal Reshaping Myopia Control

Audrey Chia, FRANZCO Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore

Atropine Treatment of Myopia

Klaus Trier, MD, Trier Research Laboratories, Hellerup, Denmark

7-Methylxanthine – A New Anti-myopia Treatment now Approved in Denmark

Brian Ward, MD, PhD, Retinal Diagnostic Center, Campbell, USA

Degenerative Myopia: Posterior Pole Buckling for Axial Myopia Control and Macular Protection

10.30-11.00 am Coffee/Bathroom Break

11.00 am-1 pm Session 5: What Animal Models Have Taught UsModerator: David Hammond, Faculty, Flinders University, Australia

Earl Smith III, OD, PhD, Dean & Greenman-Petty Professor, University Houston College of Optometry, Houston, USA

Ambient Lighting and Vision-Induced Myopia

Maria Liu, MD, OD, PhD, MPH, MBA, Univ California Berkeley School of Optometry, USA

Refractive & Ocular Development – Effects of Complex Visual Environments

Sally McFadden, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia

Temporal & Spatial Constraints on Ocular Growth and Myopia in a Mammalian Model

Jez Guggenheim, OD, PhD, Center for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Gene-Environment Interactions Shape Myopia Development

Machelle Pardue, PhD, Depart Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine & Center of Excellence in Visual & Neurocognitive Rehab, Atlanta VA Medical Center, USA

Altered Retinal Processing & Myopia Susceptibility in Mice

1-2.30 pm Lunch & Equipment Showcase

2.30-4 pm Session 6: Applications of New Technologies to Myopia Research & ManagementModerator: Lisa Ostrin, Clinician Scientist, Center for Eye Disease & Development, UC Berkeley, USA

Michael Collins, PhD, Contact Lens & Visual Optics laboratory, School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Humans have Choroidal Accommodation, Like Chicks – Evidence from High Resolution OCT Imaging

Amanda Alvarez, PhD, Science Writer, quondam, UC Berkeley, USA

Quantifying the Visual Environment & Behavior in Myopes

Jay Stewart, MD, Univ California San Francisco Depart Ophthalmology, USA

Applications of Cross-Linking Technologies to Corneal Disease and Potential Application to Myopia

John Phillips, PhD, MCOptom Depart Optometry & Vision Science, University Auckland, New Zealand

Setting up a Myopia-Control Clinic

4-4.30 pm Coffee/Bathroom Break

4.30-5 pm Session 7: Interrogation Panel – Lessons Learnt and Still to Learn?