1. RETINA
TIMESThe Official Publication of the American Society of Retina Specialists

2. Organizational Staff
J. Michael Jumper, MD
Editor-in-Chief
San Francisco, CA
jmichaeljumper@gmail.com
Susan Raef, MSMC
Managing Editor
Chicago, IL
susan.raef@asrs.org
Ana Schedler
Graphic Designer
Toby Zallman
Production Artist
Schedler Brennan Design + Consulting
Chicago, IL
Oonagh Petrizzi
Proofreader
Stamford, CT
Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA
ASRS President
Cleveland, OH
Carl C. Awh, MD
ASRS Communications Committee Chair
Nashville, TN
Jill F. Blim, MS
ASRS Executive Vice President
Chicago, IL
Section Editors
Michael M. Altaweel, MD
Literature Roundup Section Co-Editor
Madison, WI
Carl C. Awh, MD
Fellows’ Forum Section Editor
Site Selection Section Editor
Nashville, TN
Jerald A. Bovino, MD
Jerry’s Wisdom Section Editor
Aspen, CO
Zélia M. Corrêa, MD, PhD
Ocular Oncology Section Co-Editor
Cincinnati, OH
Mandeep Singh Dhalla, MD
Retina Education Section Editor
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pravin U. Dugel, MD
Research & Development Section Editor
Phoenix, AZ
Nicholas E. Engelbrecht, MD
Pediatric Retina Section Co-Editor
St. Louis, MO
Mitchell S. Fineman, MD
Block Time Section Co-Editor
Philadelphia, PA
Brett T. Foxman, MD
Film Festival Section Editor
Northfield, NJ
K. Bailey Freund, MD
X-Files Section Editor
New York, NY
Sunir J. Garg, MD
Block Time Section Co-Editor
Philadelphia, PA
Larry Halperin, MD
Retinomics Section Editor
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
J. William Harbour, MD
Ocular Oncology Section Co-Editor
St. Louis, MO
Tarek S. Hassan, MD
Road Test Section Editor
Royal Oak, MI
Jeffrey S. Heier, MD
Clinical Trials: Future Pathways Section Editor
Boston, MA
Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA
Foundation Chairman
Cleveland, OH
G. Baker Hubbard, III, MD
Pediatric Retina Section Co-Editor
Atlanta, GA
J. Michael Jumper, MD
PAT Survey Section Editor
San Francisco, CA
Peter K. Kaiser, MD
ASRS-AAO Councilor Representative
Cleveland, OH
Stacy Kiff
Annual Meeting Section Editor
Chicago, IL
William T. Koch, COA, COE, CPC
Coding Pitfalls Section Editor
St. Louis, MO
Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD
ASRS-AAO Councilor Representative
Chicago, IL
Charles W. Mango, MD
E-Retina Section Editor
New York, NY
Robert A. Mittra, MD
PAT Survey Section Co-Editor
Minneapolis, MN
Joel Pearlman, MD, PhD
Retina Genetics Section Co-Editor
Sacramento, CA
Dante J. Pieramici, MD
What’s News Section Editor
Santa Barbara, CA
P. Kumar Rao, MD
Uveitis Section Editor
St. Louis, MO
Carl D. Regillo, MD
KOL Corner Section Editor
Philadelphia, PA
David Rhee, MD
Road Test Section Editor
Philadelphia, PA
William L. Rich III, MD
AAO Medical Director of Health Policy
Falls Church, VA
SriniVas R. Sadda, MD
Ocular Imaging Section Editor
Los Angeles, CA
Michael A. Samuel, MD
In the Spotlight Section Editor
Pasadena, CA
Reginald J. Sanders, MD
Practice Management Meeting Section Editor
Chevy Chase, MD
Chirag P. Shah, MD, MPH
Clinical Trials: Future Pathways Section Co-Editor
Boston, MA
Marc J. Spirn, MD
KOL Corner Section Co-Editor
Philadelphia, PA
Asheesh Tewari, MD
Literature Roundup Section Co-Editor
Detroit, MI
Trexler M. Topping, MD
Tea Leaves Section Editor
Boston, MA
Kang Zhang, MD, PhD
Retina Genetics Section Co-Editor
San Diego, CA
Volume 30, Number 2
Retina Times (ISSN 2164-4411) is published 5 times a year
by the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
as a service to its membership.
The mission of the publication is to strive to be the definitive
information source for ASRS members on Society news,
meeting plans, socioeconomic topics, international news, and
other relevant information on issues, instruments, and study
updates for the practicing retinal specialist.
Articles published herein are reviewed by the editor-in-chief
and managing editor for editorial content only. The accuracy
of information contained is the responsibility of the individual
author. Letters and other unsolicited material are assumed to be
intended for publication and are subject to rejection or editing.
All articles which appear in Retina Times are intended for
informational purposes only and should not be relied on by
any reader for any other purpose. The opinions and positions
expressed in Retina Times articles are solely those of
the authors and do not represent the opinions or positions
of the American Society of Retina Specialists Board of
Directors, members, employees, or Retina Times editorial
staff and volunteers.
Funding for Retina Times is provided by advertisements
contained within.
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
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American Society of Retina Specialists.
Financial Disclosures (Organizational Staff)
Dr. Jumper – COVALENT MEDICAL, INC: Founder, Royalty.
Ms. Blim – None. Ms. Raef – None. Ms. Schedler – None. Ms. Zallman – None.
Ms. Petrizzi – None.
Dr. Huang – SEQUENOM: Advisory Board, Honoraria; SECOND SIGHT,
LLC: Consultant, Honoraria; NOTAL VISION: Consultant, Honoraria;
BAUSCH + LOMB: Advisory Board, Honoraria; ALCON LABORATORIES, INC:
Speaker, Honoraria.
Dr. Awh – ARCTICDX: Advisory Board, Honoraria, Consultant, Stock Options,
Stockholder; BAUSCH + LOMB: Consultant, Honoraria, Speaker; GENEN-
TECH: Consultant, Grants, Investigator, Honoraria; SYNERGETICS: Advisory
Board, Royalty, Consultant, Stockholder; VOLK OPTICAL: Consultant,
Honoraria; FORSIGHT LABS, LLC: Consultant, Honoraria, Stock Options;
KATALYST SURGICAL, LLC: Advisory Board, Royalty, Stockholder, Stock.
On the Cover
Spontaneous release of focal vitreomacular
adherence with lamellar macular hole. Images
captured by Robert Zimmerman, West Coast
Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, CA.
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