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Information about several ophthalmic papers discussed during the 2006 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting held in Florida. The topics of the papers presented include the anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, advances in dry-eye treatment and management and eye diseases pathology. The event was attended by more than 10,200 participants and researchers.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium on Innovations in the Management of Ocular Surface Disease is presented. Topics of discussion include Opportunities to Specialize in ocular surface disease and the Role of Systemic Disease. The symposium featured several Optometry Diplomate including Paul M. Karpecki, Douglas K. Devries and Arthur Epstein.

In this article, the author reports on a conference wherein age-related eye disease study and the modifications related to the vitamin formulation were discussed. He mentions the therapeutic aspects related to the refinement and optimization of eye disorders. He further reveals the posters and papers of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium sponsored by Alcon on the challenges and opportunities in dry-eye is presented. Topics include the basic information of dry-eye, the ocular surface microenvironment, and the causes of dry-eye. The symposium featured several panel of experts including Dr. James McCulley, Dr. Francis S. Mah, and Dr. Vilavun Puangsricharern.

Information about several papers discussed at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting on ocular surface disease is presented. Charles B. Slonim shares that when talking about ocular surface inflammatory disease, one thinks of keratitis, conjunctivitis and blepharitis which bring to mind diagnoses within those categories. It was also mentioned that the predisposing factors for dry eye disease include aging, menopause, allergy response, environmental stresses and others.

Information about several papers discussed during the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices meeting held in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, 2008 is presented. The event, the panel dismissed a proposal to incorporate two-hour staining testing, due to lack of substantive data and they discussed ways of addressing the issue on the incidence of Acanthamoeba and Fusarium keratitis. INSET: Three New Deans Take Charge.

Information about several papers discussed at the Fifth Annual meeting of the Optometric Glaucoma Society on issues and developments related to angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) is presented. Dr. Harry Quigley's many contributions in ophthalmology were honored and speakers discussed the model and proper approach on glaucoma. The meeting featured several ophthalmologists, including Balwantray Chauhan, Ronald Harwerth and William Hare.

Provides information on the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS), an organization composed of optometrists and scientists. Goal of enhancing optometry's understanding of glaucoma; Synopsis of papers presented at the organization's third annual meeting, held in December 2004; Meeting's focus on the role of the optic nerve in glaucoma.