2026 ARVO Research Abstracts by OSU Department of Ophthalmology

Sunday, May 3

Poster Session 8:00am - 9:45am (MT), 10:00am - 11:45pm (EST)

Noumi Farnaj, Ravi Saklani, MD Matthew Ohr, Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly
"Fabrication and Evaluation of Implants with Tunable Porosity for Sustained Ocular Release of Therapeutics."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard, 0161)

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Sumaya Hamadmad, Tyler Heisler-Taylor, Diana Summitt, Julie Racine, Mitch Phelps, Colleen M. Cebulla
"MIF Inhibition Attenuates Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Pathogenesis and Protects the Eye in A Preclinical Model."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0530)

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Kaylee Amanda Ramsey, Ana Suelves Cogollos, Colleen M. Cebulla
"Characteristics, multimodal imaging, and treatment of posterior scleritis masses mimicking intraocular malignancy."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0519)

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Ravi Saklani, Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly
"Synergistic codelivery of dexamethasone and propranolol via a PLGA Implant for the treatment of macular degeneration."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0172)

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Ryan Webb, Annie Kathleen Ryan, Tyler Heisler-Taylor, Matthew Aaron Reilly, Julie Racine, Andrew Fischer, Zeina Elshaer, Stephanie Small, Ethan Jackson
"Investigative use of Cyclosporine for the Treatment of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0029)

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Poster Session 1:00pm - 2:45pm (MT), 3:00pm - 4:45pm (EST)

Xiaoyi Raymond Gao, Fengze Wu
"Synergistic Prediction of Incident Glaucoma Using Multimodal AI: Integrating Polygenic Risk with Deep Learning–Derived Fundus Biomarkers."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0331)

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Peter A. Jansen, Poulami Ghosh, Charlotte Rost, Evan Sharp, Natalie Miller, Henry Small, Sanjusha Gudla, Arnav Madani, Issac Reynaga, Christopher Madden, Heather L. Chandler, Tyler Oostra, Cynthia J. Roberts, Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly
"Novel silk-based hydrogels for corneal transplantation applications."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0575)

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Fengze Wu
"AUBADE-syn: A Generative AI Ensemble Framework for Glaucoma Detection Using Synthetic Fundus Images and Multi-National Validation."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0332)

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Poster Session 3:15pm – 5:00pm (MT), 5:15pm – 7:00pm (EST)

Zihao Chen, He Zhang, Manqi Pan, Jun Liu
"Ultrasound Detection of Ocular Pulse Induced Posterior Eye Tissue Displacements In Vivo in a Pig Model."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0013)

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Jun Liu, He Zhang, Zihao Chen, Manqi Pan
"Feasibility of in vivo 3D tomography of the posterior sclera using clinical ultrasound."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0958)

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Manqi Pan, Zihao Chen, He Zhang, Jun Liu
Optic nerve head strains and peripapillary sclera angle change during IOP elevation."
(Exhibit Hall, Posterboard 0015)

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Paper Session 4:15pm –4:30 (MT), 6:15pm – 6:30pm (EST)

Matthew Aaron Reilly, Haneet Kang, Kae Li, Myles Alexander Cline, Zachery Moser
"Residual Stresses in the Young Porcine Lens and Its Capsule."
(405, Presentation Number: 890)

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