World Cornea Congress VIII and AAO 2022

This fall in Chicago, NYU Langone Health’s researchers and physicians joined colleagues from around the world at the World Cornea Congress VIII, September 28–29, directly followed by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, September 30–October 3. View World Cornea Congress program schedule and view AAO conference information and abstract titles.

Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, is Past President of the Cornea Society and served as one of this year’s three program directors. Below are notable sessions from both conferences featuring our faculty and trainees.

World Cornea Congress

Wednesday, September 28

How to Image the Opaque Pediatric Cornea
Speaker: Christina Prescott, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone
Location: W193

Thursday, September 29

Spotlight: Fuchs Dystrophy
Moderator: Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, Elisabeth J. Cohen, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone
Location: W190

Pediatric Corneal Transplantation
Speaker: Christina Prescott, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone
Location: W190

Real World Experience: Cornea Findings in Patients Undergoing Treatment with Belantamab Mafodotin
Presenting Author: Rebecca McGee, MD, Postgraduate Year 3 Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone
Co-Authors: Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, Professor; Ilyse Haberman, MD, Assistant Professor; Douglas Lazzaro, MD, Professor; Christina Prescott, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone