Program Schedule

7th Biennial ROP Update Meeting – Agenda

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

There will be many high-yield, excellent talks and discussions, with an international faculty of ROP experts. Topics include evidence, best practices, historical context, and debates on:

  • intravitreal anti-VEGF
  • PAR management
  • primary and secondary laser
  • non-intubated laser
  • vitreoretinal surgery for ROP
  • ICROP historical lessons and next steps
  • treatment criteria origins and next steps
  • research priorities for ROP
  • imaging advances: OCT, FA, UWF, AI
  • treatment advances: dexamethasone drops, biphasic oxygen
  • practical lessons: rounds, billing, informatics
  • telemedicine
  • medicolegal issues
  • developmental outcomes
  • avoiding anti-VEGF crunch
  • ROP sequelae in adults

In addition, there will be challenging cases, patient stories, and the next lifetime award recipient of the Graham E. Quinn Award for Combatting ROP.

Our 2026 Agenda will be made available below once finalized.

View 2024 Agenda Below

Friday May 31, 2024

7:30 amBreakfast and poster set up
8:00 amWelcome: Emily McCourt, MD & Duncan Wilcox, MD, CHCO Surgeon-in-Chief

Session 1: Moderators: Amy Hutchinson, MD & Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH

8:10 amWhat’s new and important in ROP! From the AAPOS professional education subcommittee on ROP | Michael Puente, MD & Casey Smith, MD
8:30 am ROP Studies: Past and present | Michael Repka, MD, MBA
8:50 amPathophysiology of ROP: Basic Understanding Paving Way to Treatment | Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
9:10 amAudience Discussion
9:25 am A pediatric retinal surgeon’s perspective on ROP | Marc Mathias, MD
9:40 amNeonatology & ROP: Beyond the Eyes | Jim Barry, MD
9:55 amAudience Discussion / Questions
10:10 amBreak and Refreshments

Session 2: Point/Counterpoint on Controversies in ROP
Moderators: Emily McCourt, MD and Mike Repka, MD, MBA

10:30 amEylea FDA approval for ROP: will it change my practice? | Yes: Lauren Mehner, MD - No: C. Armitage Harper III, MD
10:45 amAnti VEGF should be used… | More often: Marc Mathias, MD - Less often: Nader Moinfar, MD
11:00 amWhen ROP regresses from anti-VEGF or spontaneously, we should… | Laser early: Kathryn Haider, MD - Laser later or maybe never: Gil Binenbaum, MD; Michael Repka, MD; Stephen Glaser, MD; Kathryn Haider, MD; Nader Moinfar, MD; C. Armitage Harper III, MD
11:15 amPearls and pitfalls. A case-based panel discussion | Marc Mathias, MD; Lauren Mehner, MD; Gil Binenbaum, MD; Michael Repka, MD; Stephen Glaser, MD; Kathryn Haider, MD; Nader Moinfar, MD; C. Armitage Harper III, MD
12:00 noonLunch and Poster Walk

Session 3: ROP Logistics & Real-life ROP
Moderators: Stephen Glaser, MD and Gil Binenbaum, MD

1:15 pmWelcome Naresh Mandava MD, Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado
1:20 pmTelemedicine and ROP: The View from Southern California & Beyond | Thomas Lee, MD
1:40 pmTelemedicine and ROP: The View from Northern California & Beyond | Darius Moshfeghi, MD
2:00 pmAudience Discussion
2:20 pmROP Contracts: Is my contract fair? How do I negotiate/renegotiate? | Rebecca Braverman, MD & Jason Owens, MPA
2:35 pm ROP Billing in the age of medical decision making | Jennifer Jung, MD
2:50 pmBREAK
3:00 pm ROP Coordination & EPIC ROP lists | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH; Amy Hutchinson, MD; Melissa Engle, OD; Jennifer Jung, MD
3:25 pmOMIC Talk: ROP Remote Screening | Daniel Berinstein, MD
3:45 pmROP Logistics Panel Discussion | All Faculty from Session 3
4:00 pmADJOURN
6:00 pm to 8:00 pmReception | Jacquard Hotel Rooftop

Saturday June 1, 2024
Session 4: The Future of ROP
Moderator: Lauren Mehner, MD

7:45 amBreakfast
8:15 amAdvances in ROP and Artificial Intelligence | J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH
8:35 amArtificial Medical Intelligence: Where we are and where we are going | Jayshree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD
8:55 amAudience Discussion / Questions
9:10 amThe Third Epidemic of ROP | Sarah Rodriguez-Hilkert, MD, MPH
9:25 amAdvancing Technology to Reduce ROP | C. Armitage Harper III, MD
9:40 amConfronting ROP Around the Globe | Graham Quinn, MD, MSCE
9:55 amPresentation of the Inaugural Graham E. Quinn Award for Combating ROP | Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
10:00 amBREAK
10:20 amSocial determinants of health and ROP | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH
10:40 amContinued Evolution of Screening Guidelines and Classification | Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
11:00 am How to take care of yourself while taking care of ROP | Nader Moinfar, MD
11:20 amFinal ROP panel – The Big Picture | Course Faculty
12:00 noon Adjourn, poster take-down, and enjoy the mountains!