The University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, Office of Educational Affairs has awarded Vinay Shah, M.D., a Dean’s Research Travel Grant to present four abstracts at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s annual meeting.
Shah, a UF general surgery resident, will attend the ARVO meeting in Ft. Lauderdale on May 1-5, 2005 to present the following abstracts:
- Evaluation of Light Weight Autoclavable Self-Stabilizing Wide-Angle Contact Lens for Vitreous Surgery
- Normal Values for Fundus Perimetry Using Liquid Crystal Display Microperimeter
- Evaluation of Modified Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Guidelines Using Birth Weight as Sole Inclusion Criteria
- Management of Vitreous Incarcerated in Sclerotomies in Phakic Eyes with a 25 Gauge Illuminated Curved Vitrector
The Dean’s Research Travel Grant provides UF Jacksonville residents and fellows with additional funding to present their research at major conferences. Awards are based on the merit of each individual research project.