Images Magazine Spring 2013 - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

medical forumPalm BeachBascom Palmer DoctorsShare Updates with PalmBeach FriendsDr. Eduardo Alfonso, Hermé de Wyman Miro, and Ari RifkinHundreds gatheredat the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida tolisten to Bascom Palmer specialists provide the lateston cellular regeneration, eye cancer and maculardegeneration. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Chairmanand Professor, Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D.,welcomed all to Bascom Palmer’s Palm Beach FriendsMedical Forum and Luncheon where guests learnedof the most recent ophthalmological advances.J. William Harbour, M.D., professor ofophthalmology and renowned eye cancer specialist,spoke about various forms of ocular cancer and agenetic test he developed to predict outcomes inpatients who have ocular melanoma. Associateprofessor of ophthalmology, Andrew A. Moshfeghi,M.D., M.B.A., addressed the current treatmentsavailable for macular degeneration and how thesehave improved significantly in recent years thanks,in part, to the work of Bascom Palmer’s researchersand physicians. Jeffrey L. Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D.,associate professor of ophthalmology, explained thathis research laboratory is investigating how stem cellscan be used for cellular regeneration for the treatmentof several eye diseases including glaucoma andmacular degeneration.The 2013 Palm Beach Friends Medical Forum andLuncheon was chaired by ardent Bascom Palmersupporter, Ari Rifkin.Trudy Brekus and Dr. Masako O’Brien32