2025 MiSEPS 57th Annual Conference

August 7-9, 2025

Mission Point Resort

Mackinac Island, MI

We are looking forward to seeing on the Island on Thursday August 7, 2025. Please see the Shepler's Ferry instructions.

FERRY INSTRUCTIONS - Shepler's Ferry (Ferry Reservations) line running between Mackinaw City or St. Ignace to Mackinac Island.  You can purchase at the ticket office and let them know you are with MiSEPS or purchase in advance and use the EYE2025 code. This will give you the discount. It is case sensitive.

Featured Speakers:
Ike Ahmed MD
Dr. Ahmed has a keen interest in the development of advanced microsurgical devices and techniques in glaucoma surgery and complicated cataract extraction. Ike has designed innovative glaucoma diamond scalpels for surgery, microsurgical instrumentation, and devices, implants, and techniques for the management of the dislocated cataract, iris reconstruction, and glaucoma implant devices.  He has done pioneering work in innovative glaucoma surgery, developing and coining the term “Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS).”

Jose Pulido MD
Dr. Pulido’s research has focused on vitreoretinal infectious and inflammatory diseases, retinal degeneration, stem cells, genetics, checkpoint inhibitors, and immunotherapies. Jose holds more than a dozen patents. He has published close to 350 peer-reviewed ophthalmic papers, numerous books, book chapters, editorials and more than 100 abstracts.

Carla Siegfried MD

Dr. Siegfried is a distinguished professor of ophthalmology and glaucoma specialist at Washington University, known for her research on the role of oxygen and antioxidant levels in the eye, and for her innovative glaucoma research, including the 2018 Shaffer Prize. She studies in vivo oxygen levels in the anterior segment and analyzes aqueous humor specimens for antioxidant potential and related metabolites.

Dr. Andras Koraromy
Dr. Andras Koraromy joined the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences as associate professor in January 2012. He is a member of the comparative ophthalmology team and a faculty member in the Neuroscience, Genetics, and Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology (CMIB) Graduate Programs. He directs the laboratory, which focuses on the cellular and molecular disease mechanisms of inherited retinal and optic nerve diseases.

President's Banquet Speaker:
Ben LaBrot MD
In 2009 Dr. LaBrot founded the Floating Doctors to bring more help to remote rural communities. Since 2011, Ben and his team have been building a permanent, sustainable rural health service and community development assistance program in Panama. They deploy mobile clinics by boat, pack horse or on foot to remote under served areas, where they conduct ongoing health services and community development projects.

Call 800-833-7711

MiSEPS Group Room Rate is still available. Mention MiSEPS when making your room reservation.   All children 12 and under eat free at Mission Point designated outlets. (You get to choose where, and when you eat at Mission Point.  Food is not included in the room rate.)

Schedule of Events (as of 2026-07-07)

Thursday, August 7, 2025

12:00 pm — 5:00 pm    Attendee Registration Desk Open 
12:00 pm — 5:00 pm    Exhibitor Registration & Information Desk 12:00 pm — 5:00 pm    Exhibitor Set-Up
6:00 pm — 8:00 pm      Kick-Off Reception w/Vendors 

6:00 pm — 8:00 pm      Exhibitor Hall Open (Atrium/Exhibitor Hall)

Friday, August 8, 2025
6:30 am — 1:00 pm      Information Desk Open

6:30 am — 8:30 am      Breakfast (Atrium)
6:30 am — 2:00 pm      Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am — 1:25 pm      Scientific Program (Amphitheater)

10:10 am —10:40 am  Break – Visit Exhibitor Hall (Atrium)
12:25 pm —12:55 pm  MiSEPS Annual Business Meeting

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm        Presidents Cocktail Reception (Cypress Patio)
6:30 pm — 9:00 pm      President's Dinner (Cypress Room)

Saturday, August 9, 2025
6:30 am — 1:00 pm      Information Desk Open

6:30 am — 8:30 am      Breakfast (Atrium)
6:30 am — 2:00 pm      Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am — 1:05 pm      Scientific Program (Amphitheater)

9:55 am — 10:35 am    Break – Visit Exhibitor Hall (Atrium)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm        Eyes Cream Social with Leader Dog Puppies

The information and opinions presented at the MiSEPS Annual Conference are those of the presenters and not of Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.  MiSEPS is hosting this Annual Conference for informational presentations only and has no liability for acts or omissions based on reliance of the information and opinions furnished by the presenters. 

Any Questions? Call 313-823-1000 or email admin@miseps.org