Friday, September 18, 2020 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Session 6: Don't Panic: You Can Treat That Corneal Ulcer

Presenter: Alison Bozung, OD, FAAO

This lecture covers the management of corneal ulcers. Discussion includes nuances in disease presentation, culturing, advanced imaging modalities, and cutting edge treatment strategies. Clinical cases provide tangible examples.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss incidence and risk factors for infectious keratitis
• Describe pertinent finding of corneal ulcers
• Educate on culturing, imagining, and treating corneal ulcers
• Provide tangible case examples throughout the lecture

About the Speaker

Alison Bozung, OD, FAAO

Optometrist, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Alison Bozung, OD, FAAO, is an optometrist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, FL, seeing patients primarily in the Ophthalmic Emergency Department. She also serves as co-director of the optometric student externship program. Prior to joining BPEI, she was a clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, practicing in the Cornea and External Disease as well as Comprehensive Ophthalmology services. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN. Upon graduation, she completed a residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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