Again this year, we present the Distinguished Dr. Emerson Woodruff and Dr. Clair Bobier Lectures. All optometrists, optometric assistants & staff, and interested people are welcome to join us for these very special events.
The first, the Woodruff Lecture, is on Friday June 10th at 4:45 P.M. The second, the Bobier Lecture, is on Saturday June 11th at 4:45 P.M. Both events are held at the School of Optometry in the lecture hall, rm. 347.
The lectures are free of charge to all but we ask that, if you are not already registered for the annual CE program, you register with Elizabeth.
Woodruff Lecture
Dr. Jimmy D. Bartlett
Pirenzepine-- A Novel M1 Antagonist for Treatment of Myopia Progression
On Friday June 10th at 4:45 P.M., the 11th annual lecture to honour Dr. Emerson Woodruff and his significant contributions to the School of Optometry will be presented. The topic for this year’s Woodruff Lecture is Pirenzepine-- A Novel M1 Antagonist for Treatment of Myopia Progression and will be presented by Dr. Jimmy D. Bartlett.
Abstract:
Various methods advocated to slow the progression of myopia have included bifocals, orthoptics, contact lenses, and anticholinergic medications such as atropine. The development of pirenzepine, an M1 antagonist, is discussed, and recent clinical investigations in children are reviewed. The efficacy and safety of this new agent, as well as clinical implications for optometric practice, are considered.
Dr. Jimmy Bartlett attended Arkansas Polytechnic University in Russellville, Arkansas, and he received his B.S. degree in Biology and Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He is currently Professor of Optometry in the School of Optometry as well as Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. Bartlett’s research interests are in clinical ocular pharmacology, toxicology and investigational ophthalmic drugs, with emphasis in drug delivery and glaucoma.
Please join us after the lecture for a wine & cheese.
Bobier Lecture
Dr. Suzanne Fleiszig
The pathogenesis of contact lens-related infection
On Saturday June 11th at 4:45 P.M., the 16th annual Clair Bobier Lecture in Vision will be presented to honour Dr. Clair Bobier’s immense contributions to the Optometric profession. The topic for this year’s lecture is The pathogenesis of contact lens-related infection and will be presented by Dr. Suzanne Fleiszig.
Abstract:
Research in my lab is focused on understanding why contact lens wear predisposes the cornea to bacterial infection. Our approach is to study basic mechanisms involved in defense against infection, bacterial interactions with corneal epithelial cells, and how contact lens wear changes the story. This lecture will summarize our findings, which suggest exciting new strategies for preventing disease of the ocular surface and other sites.
Dr. Fleiszig obtained her Optometry, Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Melbourne in Australia, after which she completed a 3-year postdoc at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, and a one-year faculty position at Harvard.
Dr. Fleiszig is the Associate Dean of Basic Sciences and is currently on the faculty of three graduate groups at Berkeley: Vision Science, Microbial Biology, Infectious Diseases and Immunity, training graduate students in each of these programs. Dr. Fleiszig’s research focuses on the pathogenesis of bacterial infection of the eye.
