Program Schedule

7th Biennial ROP Update Meeting – Agenda

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Friday May 15, 2026

7:30amContinental Breakfast and Registration
8:00amWelcome | Bennie Jeng, MD and Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
8:05amIntroduction | Julius Oatts, MD, MHS and Anne Jensen, MD

ROP TREATMENT I: ANTI-VEGF
Moderators: Emily Cole, MD, MPH and Drew Scoles, MD, PhD

8:10amThe Story of the First Anti-VEGF Injection From an Early Adopter | Maria Ana Martinez-Castellanos, MD
8:16amPerspective of a Late Anti-VEGF Adopter | James Smith, MBBS
8:22amKEYNOTE TALK: Anti-VEGF Evidence Update | Andreas Stahl, MD
8:32amAnti-VEGF for Everyone | Audina Berrocal, MD
8:38amAnti-VEGF: International Perspective | Anand Vinekar, MD, FRCS, PhD
8:44amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Comparative Outcomes of Bevacizumab and Aflibercept in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity | Emily Cole, MD, MPH
8:47amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Treatment Preferences and Aflibercept Adoption for Retinopathy of Prematurity: An International Survey of Treatment Practices | Danielle DuPuis, BS
8:50amPANEL DISCUSSIOCN: Which Anti-VEGF Should We Use and When? | Moderator: . Armitage Harper III, MD Panelists: Gerard Barry, MD; Maria Ana Martinez-Castellanos, MD; Mike Shapiro, MD; Andreas Stahl, MD
9:15amDiscussion
9:30amBreak

ROP TREATMENT II: LASER
Moderators: Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE and Faruk Orge, MD, MBA

9:50amPerspective of a Laser Advocate | Drew Scoles, MD, PhD
9:56amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Perioperative Outcomes of Persistent Avascular Retina Laser Treatment in Retinopathy of Prematurity | Emily McCourt, MD
9:59amNon-intubated laser: Neonatology | Perri Donenfeld, DO
10:04amNon-Intubated Laser: Ophthalmology | Anne Jensen, MD
10:09amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Longitudinal Assessment of Peripheral Retinal Findings using Widefield Photography in Patients with Treated and Regressed Retinopathy of Prematurity | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH
10:12amPAR after Anti-VEGF: We Should Laser | Mike Shapiro, MD
10:18amPAR after Anti-VEGF: No Urgency for Laser | Alay Banker, MD
10:24amPAR after Anti-VEGF: Gauging the Risk  | Kamiar Mireskandari, MBChB, FRCOphth, FRCSEd, PhD
10:30amPAR after Spontaneously Regressed ROP | William Anninger, MD
10:36amROP on the Front Lines: Laser, Anti-VEGF, and PAR in Sub-Saharan Africa | Sarah Rodriguez, MD, MPH and Rebecca Lusobya MBChB
10:46amDiscussion

ROP ROUNDS
Moderators: Kathryn Haider, MD and Lauren Mehner, MD, MPH

11:01amKEYNOTE TALK: An ROP Odyssey | Martha Howard, MD
11:16amBilling for ROP | Danielle Ledoux, MD
11:22amROP Informatics | Ray Areaux Jr., MD
11:28amROP Training and Education | Faruk Orge, MD, MBA
11:34amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Incidence of Infection Associated with Contact- Retinal Photography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | Brooke Geddie, DO
11:37amROP Basic Science  | Dolly Padovani-Claudio, MD, PhD
11:43amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Music Therapy During Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening: A Prospective Pilot Study | Brittni Scruggs, MD, PhD
11:46amIntegrating the P Score Into Your Practice | Julius Oatts, MD, MHS
11:52amBiphasic Oxygen for ROP | Steve Brooks, MD
11:58amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Identifying Neonatal Hyperglycemia Thresholds in Preterm Infants Based on Retinopathy of Prematurity Outcomes: Proof-of- Concept Study | Brooke Geddie, DO
12:01pmPractical ROP Lessons Learned Over 25 years | Stephen Glaser, MD, FACS, FAAO
12:07pmDiscussion
12:22pmLunch

ICROP AND TRIALS
Moderators: Michael Repka, MD, MBA and Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPHM

1:30pmThe ICROP Story: What Can We Learn from the Creation of ICROP | Graham Quinn, MD, MSCE
1:36pmOrigin Story of Type 1 and Type 2 and Next Steps | Michael Repka, MD, MBA
1:42pmPANEL DISCUSSION: Future of ICROP | Moderator: R. V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA
Panelists: C. Armitage Harper III, MD; Gil Binenbaum MD, MSCE; Kamiar Mireskandari, MBChB, FRCOphth, FRCSEd, PhD; Mike Shapiro, MD; Michael Blair, MD
2:07pmKEYNOTE TALK: Dexamethasone Eye Drops for ROP | Lois Smith, MD, PhD
2:22pmROP Treatment Trials Update and Challenges | David Wallace, MD, MPH
2:28pmROP Registry | Andreas Stahl, MD
2:34pmDiscussion

GRAHAM E. QUINN AWARD FOR COMBATING ROP

2:49pmAwardee Introduction | Graham Quinn, MD, MSCE
2:54pmGraham E. Quinn Award Lecture | Alistair Fielder, FRCOphth

ROP TREATMENT III: SURGERY
Moderator: Matt Trese, DO, MA

3:09pmROP Surgery: What’s Changed and What’s Next | Efren Gonzalez, MD
3:15pmROP Surgery: An International Perspective | Paulina Ramirez-Neria, MD
3:21pmAdvice for Pediatric Ophthalmologists about Vitreoretinal Surgery for ROP | Emmanuel Chang, MD, PhD
3:27pmDiscussion
3:42pmAdjourn
4pm - 6pmRECEPTION, Hub for Clinical Collaboration

Saturday, May 16, 2026

8:00amRegistration and Breakfast

SO, DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT...
Moderators: Anne Jensen, MD and Amy Hutchinson, MD

9:00amROP Care Coordination and Guidelines Compliance | Bob Gold, MD, FAAP
9:06amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Utility of the Third Weight Gain Period: Real-World Application of the G-ROP Criteria | Rebecca Tanenbaum, MD
9:09amBig Babies | Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE
9:15amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Ocular and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Laser Photocoagulation Versus Intravitreal Anti-VEGF for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A National TriNetX Study | Ha-Neul Yu, BS, MSc
9:18amRAPID FIRE POSTER: Bayley Neurodevelopmental Score Outcomes in High-Dose and Low-Dose Intravitreal Bevacizumab ROP Infants | Tahir Kuraan, BS
9:21amDevelopmental Outcomes | Alejandra de Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH
9:27amAnti-VEGF Crunch | Michael Blair, MD
9:33amPANEL DISCUSSION: Adult ROP: Experiences and Insights | Moderator: Drew Scoles, MD, PhD; Panelists: C. Armitage Harper III, MD; Yoshi Yonekawa, MD, FASRS; Matt Trese, DO, MA; Efren Gonzalez, MD
9:58amDiscussion
10:13amKEYNOTE TALK: Research Priorities for ROP | Pete Campbell, MD, MPH
10:25amDiscussion
10:35amBreak

CASE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION
Moderators: Steve Glaser, MD, FAAO and Emily McCourt, MD

10:50amCase Presentation | Matthew Pihlblad, MD
10:54amDiscussion
10:57amCase Presentation | Shira Robbins, MD, FAAO, FAAP
11:01amDiscussion
11:04amCase Presentation | Florin Grigorian, MD
11:08amDiscussion
11:11amCase Presentation | Sharmila Segar, MD
11:15amDiscussion
11:18amCase Presentation | Danielle Sarlo, DO
11:22amDiscussion
11:25amCase Presentation | Matthew Pihlblad, MD
11:29amDiscussion
11:32amCase Presentation | Emily Eton, MD
11:36amDiscussion
11:39amCase Presentation | Florin Grigorian, MD
11:43amDiscussion
11:46amCase Presentation | Gunjan Chadha, MD
11:50amDiscussion
11:53amPatient Story | Julia Moore, BA

ROP IMAGING AND TECHNOLOGY
Moderators: Amit Bhatt, MD and Julius Oatts, MD, MHS

11:58amOCT and ROP | Xi Chen, MD, PhD
12:04pmUltra Wide Field OCT for ROP | Benjamin K. Young, MD, MS and Emily McCourt, MD
12:10pmFA and ROP | Domenico Lepore, MD
12:16pmAI Diagnostics | Emily Cole, MD, MPH
12:22pmDiscussion
12:32pmOPEN PANEL DISCUSSION: Telemedicine in ROP | Panelists: Thomas Lee, MD; Anne Jensen, MD; Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE; Ray Areaux Jr., MD
12:57pmWrap Up and Thank You
1:00pmAdjourn and Snacks for the Road