| Presenter | Role | Institution/Department | Title | Time | Lacation | Session |
| Xu Han | PI | WFUSM | 0490: First-In-Class Nano-Ice-Enabled Biocompatible Tissue Cryopreservation Technology Preserves Viability and Ultrastructure of Eyelid Tissues at –80°C | May 03 08:00-9:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Caleb Keoho | WFIRM | 0580: PEDF-Enriched Exosomes from Urine-Derived Stem Cells as Potential Treatment for Nitrogen Mustard-Induced Corneal Injury | May 03 13:00-14:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Yuanyuan Zhang | PI | WFIRM | 0587: Autologous Urine-derived Stem Cells Differentiated into Limbal Stem Cells for Potential Corneal Repair | May 03 13:00-14:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Emily Elizabeth Fresenko | WFIRM | 0588: Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Orchestrates Early Molecular Changes in Alkali-Induced Corneal Injury | May 03 13:00-14:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Hu Huang | PI | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0644: Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 (IRF1)-Regulated Retinal Degeneration through Microglia | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Garrett Hubbard | Grad Student | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0661: TREX1 Regulation of cGAS-STING Mediated Retinal Inflammation | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Assylbek Zhylkibayev | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0664: Mondo Family Proteins in Diabetic Retinopathy | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Miwa Hara | Post Doc | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0668: The role of PNPLA2 in the retinal pigment epithelium | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Xinyuan Huang | MIT | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0676: STING is a Key Driver of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Gennadiy P Moiseyev | PI | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0682: CGI-58 deficiency leads to an impaired visual cycle, retinal dysfunction and a massive accumulation of retinyl esters in the retinal pigment epithelium | May 03 15:15-17:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Nicole Nunez | WFUSM | 0839: Visual Processing Speed as a Marker of Mobility and Cognitive Function in Aging | May 04 11:15-13:00 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Carl Langefeld | PI | WFU | 0238: Clinical factors and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) variation associated with uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) | May 04 11:15-13:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Rui Cheng | PI | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0072: RPE65 Regulates Retinal Energy Metabolism through Modulating the Visual Cycle | May 04 15:00-16:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Wentao Liang | Post Doc | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0464: Lactate-Induced Lactylation and Cellular Senescence in Diabetic Cornea | May 04 15:00-16:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Marissa James | WFU | 0827: Effect of Beetroot Juice on Intraocular Pressure, Retinal Perfusion, and Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults | May 04 15:00-16:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Sreekala P V Shenoy | WFU | 0001: Tear film Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery in Vesicant-Induced Ocular Surface Damage | May 05 08:30-10:15 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Qingguo Xu | PI | Virginia Commonwealth University | 0121: A new microemulsion eyedrop for treating nitrogen mustard induced corneal injury | May 05 13:15-15:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Joseph Mitchell Clayton | MIT | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0122: Prevention of In Vitro Corneal Fibrosis with Novel PPARα Agonists | May 05 13:15-15:00 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Ranveer Palia | Medical College of Wisconsin | 0919: Associations between Neighborhood-level Social Determinants of Health and the Delay in Care for Tractional Retinal Detachments in Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy | May 05 15:30-17:15 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Peter Nsiah | University of North Texas Health Science Center, North Texas Eye Research Institute | 0062: PPARα Agonist Fenofibrate Ameliorates Metabolic Changes in Corneal Fibrosis | May 05 15:30-17:15 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Sally Ong | PI | WFUSM, Ophthalmology | Intranasal Insulin Mediates Neurodegeneration in Diabetic Retinopathy via Regulation of Inflammatory and Apoptotic Pathways | May 06 11:45-12:00 | Mile High 1C | Paper |
| Arina Korneva | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 0102: Nano-Ice-Enabled Decellularization and Cryopreservation of Corneal Stroma Preserves Mechanical Integrity to Yield Successful DALK in a Swine Mode | May 06 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Daniella Beiner | WFIRM | 0627: Targeting AMD: Generation of Autologous Retinal Pigment Epithelium from Urine-Derived Stem Cells | May 06 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Ratnakar Tripathi | WFIRM | 0728: Therapeutic potential of topical dexamethasone via inhibition of proinflammatory cell recruitment in sulfur mustard–induced ocular injury | May 06 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Varun Kopparthy | BMI OrganBank | 0680: Portable Ex vivo Whole Eye Preservation System: Optimization and Validation in a Porcine Model | May 06 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Vy Vuong | Grad Student | WFIRM | 0735: Ex vivo and in vitro dose-dependent rabbit corneal injury by toxic industrial chemicals | May 06 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Tian Yuan | Post Doc | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | Astrocytic PPARα Deficiency Drives Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction in Early Diabetic Retinopathy | May 07 11:45-12:00 | Mile High 1C | Paper |
| Yusuke Takahashi | PI | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0389: LRP5 deficiency causes cGAS-STING activation and retinal inflammation, which may exacerbate RPE EMT in AMD. | May 07 11:45-13:30 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Tanzeel Huma | MIT | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0390: LRP5 Deficiency Disturbs Müller Cell Metabolism Leading to cGAS–STING Activation-Mediated EMT and Fibrosis in Retinal Pigment Epithelium. | May 07 11:45-13:30 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Hugo Tolentino | Grad Student | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0400: Chronic Lactate Exposure Uncouples RPE Mitochondria and Induces an AMD-like Phenotype | May 07 11:45-13:30 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Sunny Qin | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | 0432: Combined Medication Use and Risk of Pigmentary Maculopathy in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis | May 07 11:45-13:30 | Poster Hall | Poster | |
| Eunyoung Kim | Post Doc | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0948: TREX1 Deficiency Causes Early Inner Retinal Dysfunction and Superficial Microvascular Remodeling | May 07 11:45-13:30 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Sandeep Kumar Barodia | Post Doc | WFUSM, Department of Biochemistry | 0849: Lactate Signaling and Retinal Dysfunction in Diabetes | May 07 14:00-15:45 | Poster Hall | Poster |
| Neel Edupuganti | Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University; WFUSM, Ophthalmology | The Association of an Electronic Frailty Index with Glaucoma Shunt Outcomes | On-demand Session | |||