By Alexandra Brodin
Scheie Vision Summer 2021
The 49th Anniversary of the Scheie Eye Institute and 147th Anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Department of Ophthalmology was celebrated virtually on Saturday, April 17, 2021. This annual continuing medical education (CME) conference, which featured presentations by ophthalmology faculty and residents in all specialties, was attended by more than 135 individuals. Each of the five panel sections was followed by engaging dialogue with attendees who submitted questions during the presentations.
The Scheie Eye Institute welcomed Raymond S. Douglas, MD, PhD as the Annual Honored Alumni Lecturer. Dr. Douglas is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the Director of the Thyroid Eye Disease Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He earned his MD and PhD at UPenn and completed his residency at the Scheie Eye Institute. He went on to pursue a fellowship at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute. Dr. Douglas gave a presentation on novel treatments for thyroid eye disease.
The 15th Annual David M. Kozart Memorial Lecture was given by Irving M. Raber, MD. Dr. Raber served as Chief of the Cornea Service at the Scheie Eye Institute from 1979-1986. He is currently an ophthalmologist on the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Raber presented an overview of the evolution of cornea transplants over the course of his extensive career in ophthalmology.
The Scheie Eye Institute is grateful to our two honored speakers for sharing their time and expertise, and to all who participated in our Alumni Event. We hope to gather and celebrate together in person in the not-so-distant future.