The Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society, under the leadership of President Marshall Stafford, MD, hosted their 58^th Annual Meeting on March 10 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The in-person event attracted over 90 physicians who welcomed distinguished ophthalmologist Leon W. Herndon, Jr., MD who served as the 42nd Annual Harvey E. Thorpe Lecturer.

The named lecture honors Harvey E. Thorpe, MD, an ophthalmologist whose techniques and inventions of medical instruments contributed to the study of the eye series.

Dr. Herndon is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. He is   member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and was a member of the first class of the Leadership Development Program.   He currently serves as Chief of the Glaucoma Division at the Duke University Eye Center where he has trained 84 clinical fellows. Dr. Herndon was recently appointed the president of the American Glaucoma Society. 

Attendees were enlightened and educated with presentations from the following prominent and distinguished guest faculty: 

Philip Custer, MD, FACS - Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John E. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.  Tom Oetting, MS, MD - Professor in Clinical Ophthalmology; Deputy Director, VA Medical Center Surgical Service; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA;  Michelle Pineda, MBA – Risk Management Specialist, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC); : José Alain-Sahel, MD - Distinguished Professor and Chairman; The Eye and Ear Endowed Chair Department of Ophthalmology; Director, UPMC Eye Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA.

The Society is grateful for our exhibitors and not-for-profict organizations who continually support the annual program. A complete list of vendors is below.