Lectures and
Awards

The Gifford Memorial Lectures

Illinois Society for the
Prevention of Blindness
Lectures

The Krill Memorial
Lectures

Beem-Fisher Awards
2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002

Resident Research
Poster Contest
Award Winners

The Krill Memorial
Lectures

Alex E. Krill, Secretary of the Society, was killed while returning from speaking at the National Institute of Health December 8, 1972. The Society established an annual lecture in his memory. These have taken place during October or November since, 1973, with the exception of 1976, when no lecture was scheduled.

2006 ~ Steve T. Charles
2005 ~ Julia A. Haller
2004 ~ Eugene de Juan
2003 ~ Alan Bird
2002 ~ Susan Bressler
2001 ~ George Williams
2000 ~ Edwin Stone
1999 ~ Hilel Lewis
1998 ~ William Meiler
1997 ~ Gary Abrams
1996 ~ Neil Bressler
1995 ~ Bert M. Glaser
1994 ~ Thomas Aaberg
1993 ~ Morton Goldberg
1992 ~ Lawrence Yannuzzi
1991 ~ Peter Gouras
1990 ~ George Bresnick
1989 ~ Stephen Ryan
1988 ~ Froncie Gutman
1987 ~ David Newsome
1986 ~ Richard Lewis
1985 ~ Stuart Fine
1984 ~ Allan E. Kreiger
1983 ~ Gerald Fishman
1982 ~ Howard Schatz
1981 ~ Robert Machemer
1980 ~ Paul Henking
1979 ~ Eliot C. Berson
1978 ~ Ronald E. Carr
1977 ~ J. Donald M. Gass
1975 ~ Mathew D. Davis
1974 ~ Bradley R. Straatsma
1973 ~ Arnall Patz


Beem-Fisher Awards

2005 Beem-Fisher Awards

First PlaceWinner: Sophie X. Deng, MD
University of Illinois-Chicago
"Methotrexate Appeared to Reduce the Complications of Endophthalmitis from Intravitreal Injection Compared to Dexamethasone in a Rabbit Model"
 
Second Place Winner: Christine Delany, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
"In Vitro Study of the Efficacy of Chlorhexidine in the Management of Infectious Keratitis"
 
Third Place Winner: Rukhsana G. Mirza, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
"The Role of Lamellar Dissection in Fibrin Glue Secured Conjunctivolimbal Autografts (CLAU) in a Rabbit Model"


2004 Beem-Fisher Awards

First Place Winner: Jared Nielsen, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
"Effect of Neurotrophic Growth Factors on Porcine Retinal Stem Cell Proliferation in Vitro"

Second Place Winner: John Pak, MD
University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
"Superior Tarsectomy Augments Super-Maximum Levator Resection in the Correction of Severe Blepharoptosis with Poor Levator Function"

Third Place Winner: Ahsan Khan, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
"Microbial Cultures of the Microkeratome Blade Immediately Following Flap Construction in Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis"


2003 Beem-Fisher Awards

First Place Winner: Lili Farrokh-Siar, M.D.
The University of Chicago
Retinal Pigment Epithelium
"The Effect of Indocyanine Green on Humans"


Second Place Winner: Surendra Basti, M.D. Northwestern University Medical Center
"Prospective Comparison of Corneal Re-epithelialization Over the Stromal and
Basement Membrane Surfaces of Preserved
Human Amniotic Membrane"

Third Place Winner: Ahsan Khan, M.D.
Loyola University Medical Center
"Isolation of Porcine Retinal Stem Cells"


2002 Beem-Fisher Awards

First Place Winner: Lili Farrokh-Siar, MD
The University of Chicago
“The Effect of Interferons on Retinal Pigment Epithelium Induced Apoptosis in Human T-Cells”

Second Place Winner: Paul Riske, MD
Loyola University Medical Center
“A Comparison of Topical Chlorhexidine, Ciprofloxacin, and Fortified Tobramycin/Cefazolin in Rabbit Models of Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas Keratitis”

Third Place Winner: Sandeep Grover, MD
University of Illinois
“Variability of Full-Field Electroretinogram Responses in Subjects Without Diffuse Photoreceptor Cell Disease”


Resident Research
Poster Contest
Award Winners

The Chicago Ophthalmological Society initiated a poster competition at the 54th Annual Clinical Conference on May 23-24, 2002. Many outstanding posters are presented by Chicago-area ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists-in-training each year at ARVO, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and other conferences. It was felt that the COS annual clinical conference provided an excellent forum to introduce this important work to the Chicago ophthalmological community. Since 2002, several outstanding posters have been presented each year. A group of three COS members have served as judges at each conference to select the best poster for an award. We look forward to continuing this competition every year.


2005
Surendar Dwarakanathan, MD
Stroger Cook County Hospital. 
  "The Effect of Perinatal Steroids on the Severity of ROP."
 

2004
Lisa Thompson, M.D.
Stroger Hospital of Cook County
"The use of Subconjunctival Mitomycin C Preoperatively for Management of Pterygium"


2003
Ahsan Khan, M.D.
Loyola University Medical Center
"Isolation of Retinal Stem Cells from Ciliary Body Pigmented Epithelium in the Porcine Eye"


2002
Mohammad Al-Khudari, M.D.
Stroger Hospital of Cook County
"Cause-Specific Etiology of Blindness in an Inner-City County Hospital Setting"

Gifford Lectures - ISPB
The Krill Memorial Lectures
Beem-Fisher Awards - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
Resident Research Poster Award

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