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Welcome the Society of Military Ophthalmologists' website! The mission of the Society of Military Ophthalmologists are: to bring into one organization the active duty, reserve, and former or retired ophthalmologists of the US Army, Air Force, Navy, and Public Health Service; to further the social and professional contact of military ophthalmologists; and, to advance the science and art of ophthalmology in the military services.

6th Annual International Military Refractive Surgery Symposium

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Written by SMO Admin | 25 October 2011

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Monday, January 09, 2012 8:00 AM -
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:00 PM (Central Time)

Hotel Contessa
866.435.0900
306 West Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
United States

Military ophthalmologists are invited to attend the 6th Annual International Military Refractive Surgery Symposium.

Valuable information regarding surgical techniques, complications, patient safety, surgical eligibility, medical policy, coding, and budgets will be shared among the three services in attendance. In addition to United States Military refractive surgeons, there will also be international military refractive surgeons representing France, Japan, and Singapore.

The purpose of the International Military Refractive Surgery Symposium is to share expert information about the latest advances in military refractive surgery with the goal of improved patient care at all military refractive surgery centers.

To register to go http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventId=1003999.

Annual Meeting and JMTS

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Written by Matthew Caldwell | 27 April 2011

 

Joint Military Technology Summit

Neuropathic Pain and Evolving Treatment Paradigms

Dr. Robert Bishop and Dr. Perry Rosenthal

Sunday, October 23, 2011, starting at 1730

Shades of Green, Palm Bldg, 5th Floor, Board Room #1

Join us for the Joint Military Technology Summit during the 2011 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Orlando, Florida.  Dr. Robert Bishop and Dr. Perry Rosenthal will be our invited speakers discussing ocular pain and evolving treatment paradigms.  Among other topics, they will discuss the use of the PROSE (previously konw as the Boston Scleral Lens) in severe ocular surface compromise such as burn patients. 

The Joint Military Technology Summit will be followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Society of Military Ophthalmologists at the Shades of Green Gallery Restaurant, Pod Room.  Sign in and dues collection will be from 1830-1930.  There will be a reception buffet and cash bar.

For convenience, you can also pay your $35 annual dues online at the SMO website, smonet.net. 

5th Annual International Military Refractive Surgery Conference

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Written by SMO Admin | 02 November 2010

5th Annual International Military
Refractive Surgery Conference

January 10-12, 2011
Hotel Contessa
San Antonio, TX

 

 

MEETING LOCATION

 

Hotel Contessa

306 W. Market Street

San Antonio TX US 78205

 

PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES:

 

(All Leading To Better Patient Care)


Valuable information regarding surgical techniques, complications, patient safety, surgical eligibility, medical policy, coding, and budgets will be shared among the three services in attendance. In addition to United States Military refractive surgeons, there will also be representatives from, Canada, France, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Turkey, Germany and Singapore.

 

The purpose of the International Military Refractive Surgery Symposium is to share expert information about the latest advances in military refractive surgery with the goal of improved patient care at all military refractive surgery centers. At the conclusion of the conference, participants will be able to:


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    • Recall the differing policies for refractive surgery among the three U.S. services so that appropriate surgery may be provided to service members based on their branch of service and job description
    • Critically evaluate emerging technologies for refractive surgery so that service members may receive the most appropriate and highest quality refractive surgery procedures
    • Identify patients who are not good candidates for refractive surgery to reduce the number of refractive surgery complications
    • Recognize refractive surgery complications and have a firm plan of how to manage these complications

 

Keynote speaker:
Dimitri T. Azar, MD
Professor and Department Head
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago

Early registration ends 30 December, 2010.  To register and for more information go to http://trueresearch.org/refractive_surgery/.

Annual Meeting & Joint Military Technology Summit

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Written by SMO Admin | 04 October 2010

   ARE YOU ATTENDING ???

 

SOCIETY OF MILITARY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

 

Annual Meeting /  Reception

&

JMT Summit

 

 Sunday, October 17, 2010

 

Ladies/Gentlemen - You are invited:

 

 

TO: The SMO, JMT Summit, Annual Meeting and Reception  

 

WHEN:  Sunday, October 17, 2010, @ 1700 to 2100

                    

WHERE:  Buca Di Beppo Restaurant

              521 Rush Street

              Chicago, IL  60610

      

REGISTRATION:  In the Foyer:   1830

 

JMT SUMMIT LECTURES:  1700-1900

 

SOCIAL/RECEPTION:  Hors d’oeuvres/Cash Bar:  1900-1945

 

BUSINESS MEETING:  1945-2030

 

SOCIAL HOUR:  2030-2100

 

PLEASE SEND RSVP by 10/14/10 to Sue (email below) we need a head count.

 

See you there!  Sheri DeMartelaere, Treasurer

 

Reminder:  You can pay your dues ($35.00/yr)  on-site or better yet, thru PayPal on our secure website:  www.smonet.net, or you can mail a check to: SMO, P.O. Box 923, Converse, TX  78109-0923.  Any questions, email Sue.  Thanks.

 

Sue Pearce:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Joint Military Technology Summit

 

Sunday, October 17, 2010  -  1700-1900

 

“This Generation IOLs – Challenges in the Military Healthcare System”

Course Director:  LTC Sheri DeMartelaere, MD

 

 

"Premium IOLs and the U.S. Air Force: Why, How, and for Whom!"

Charles D. Reilly,MD

Lt Col, USAF, MC, FS

Consultant to the USAF SG for Refractive Surgery

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Chief, Cornea and External Disease and Refractive Surgery

Director, Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center

Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center

Lackland AFB, TX

 

Objectives:   After completing this event the attendee should be able to understand:

 

          1) The limitations of accommodating and pseudo-accommodating IOLs in

Air Force Aviation

          2) The benefits to Ophthalmology Graduate Medical Education for

including premium lenses in their curriculum

          3) The implementation strategy Wilford Hall Medical Center used to

introduce Premium Lenses into the Department of Ophthalmology

 

“Modern IOL's and compatibility with US Army Service”

Anthony Johnson, MD

COL, MC, USA

Cornea/Refractive Surgery

Chief, Ophthalmology

Brooke Army Medical Center

Ft. Sam Houston, TX

 

Objectives:

1.     Discuss characteristics of modern IOL’s

2.     Discuss potential impact on military service and mission completion

3.     Discuss potential conflicts of IOL designs with military occupations

 

 

 

 

This activity has requested AMA-PRA Category 1 Credit

From the Battlefield to the Operating Room: Quality and Safety in the VA and DOD

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Written by SMO Admin | 06 October 2010

AAO Annual Meeting

Monday, Oct. 18

12:15 to 1:45 p.m.

McCormick Place, Room S503B

In this FREE session, representatives from the Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists, the Society of Military Ophthalmologists and others will discuss quality and safety issues in the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. James Bagian, MD, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety and a former astronaut, will provide the keynote address. Discussions will focus on a variety of topics including eye injury mitigation efforts, eye injury treatment in the field and efforts to improve patient safety. A question and answer period will follow. 

MODERATOR: Linda Margulies, MD

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Creating a Culture of Safety: Challenges in Ophthalmology James Bagian, MD, Department of Veterans Affairs

TOPICS/PRESENTERS: TEAM STEPS - Preventing Medical and Surgical Errors in the Department of Defense Military Health Care System Mark Torres, MD, U.S. Army

Solving TASS: Maximizing Patient Safety in VA Operation Rooms Mary Daly, MD, Department of Veterans Affairs

Ocular Trauma on the Front Line: Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq Matt Caldwell, MD, U.S. Air Force

Eye Care Safety: How Does the VA Assure Safe Eye Care is Provided? James Orcutt, MD, Department of Veterans Affairs

Society of Military Ophthalmologists Website

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Written by SMO Admin | 07 July 2007

The Society of Military Ophthalmologists website is now online. Our new website is completely refurbished and offers numerous features. Our goal is to utilize the website to provide news, updates, and networking opportunities for all who are serving or have served as military ophthalmologists!

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