Workshops

LESTER WOLFE WORKSHOP IN LASER BIOMEDICINE

Neovascularization in the Eye

Angiogenesis is a topic of considerable interest not just for cancer but for many other fields, including the eye. Ocular angiogenesis is important in the development of the retina as well as in pathologies that affect the very young (retinopathy of prematurity) to the very old (macular degeneration). In this workshop, three leading scientists and clinical investigators will discuss the current frontier in understanding, detecting, and treating ocular angiogenesis.

Introduction
Charles Lin, Wellman Laboratory of Photomedicine

The Biology of Blood Vessel Formation
Patricia D'Amore, Schepens Eye Research Institute

Angiography and Treatment Using the SLO
Paola Saletti, Schepens Eye Research Institute

Photodynamic Therapy and Beyond
Joan Miller, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Tuesday, May 27, 2002 4:00-6:30 PM

Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine
Wellman Conference Room 1
Department of Dermatology
Massachusetts General Hospital
50 Blossom Street, Boston MA

Refreshments served at 3:30 PM

Sponsored by the George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, MGH Wellman Laboratories, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, and CIMIT (Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology)