Department of Ophthalmology to host 2016 Clinical and Research Symposium

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Department of Ophthalmology will host the 2016 Annual Clinical and Research Symposium on May 13-14 at the Westin Birmingham.

ophthalmology symposiumThe University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Department of Ophthalmology will host the 2016 Annual Clinical and Research Symposium on May 13-14 at the Westin Birmingham.

Participants will be able to identify approaches to common oculoplastics problems

encountered by most comprehensive ophthalmologists, understand the advantages and disadvantages of various treatment approaches to glaucoma, and more.

The symposium will feature two keynote speakers, with Kenneth Cahill, M.D., of The Eye Center of Columbus, Ohio, and Steven Mansberger, M.D., vice chair and director of glaucoma services at the Devers Eye Institute in Portland, Oregon.

The Westin Birmingham is located at 2221 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Birmingham, AL 35203. The room rate is $159. For reservations, please call (205) 307-3600 and say you are a participant of a UAB-sponsored event, or you can find a link to register online. The room rate is available as long as the supply of traditional rooms lasts.