Sheryl brings a wealth of editorial experience to MJH Life Sciences’ Eye Care Network, having engaged with the readers and the greater ophthalmic community of Ophthalmology Times for more than 20 years. As Group Editorial Director, Sheryl’s purview extends across the print and digital network of Ophthalmology Times, Ophthalmology Times Europe, Modern Retina and Optometry Times. Prior to ophthalmology, Sheryl previously covered the fields of audiology and confectionery science/technology/manufacturing.
Sheryl is also passionate about the mission, vision and values of Ophthalmic World Leaders (OWL) and recently completed her term on its Board of Directors. She continues to volunteer as Editor-in-Chief of the organization’s EMPOWER Magazine. In 2013, she was honored with the group’s inaugural Rising Star Award.
In addition, she has served as a judge for Crain's Cleveland Business Health Care Heroes Awards program as well as the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards.
The 14th annual Glaucoma 360 conference, co-founded by Adrienne Graves, PhD, and Andrew Iwach, MD, and hosted by Glaucoma Research Foundation, will be held from February 6-8, 2025, at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, California. The event will focus on the latest advancements in glaucoma care and encourage innovation and collaboration.
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Connect, learn, and innovate in a family-friendly atmosphere: What to expect at EnVision Summit 2025
November 19th 2024The EnVision Summit, co-founded by Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is a unique family-oriented, multispecialty ophthalmology CME conference, along with a newly introduced optometry track. Henderson sits down with Ophthalmology Times to talk about the 2025 conference that will take place February 14 to 17 at the Caribe Hilton San Juan, in Puerto Rico.
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EnVision Summit 2025 unites ophthalmology and optometry with family ties
November 14th 2024Program director and co-founder Bonnie An Henderson, MD, sits down with Ophthalmology Times to talk about how the annual conference is a unique blend of cutting-edge science, professional growth, and community. The 2025 conference will take place February 14 to 17 at the Caribe Hilton San Juan, in Puerto Rico.
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Robert T. Chang, MD, from Stanford University discusses how large language models are transforming ophthalmology by enhancing patient communication, documentation, and education, while also addressing ethical considerations and potential future applications in glaucoma care.
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AAO 2024: Alfredo Sadun on the aging ophthalmologist
November 2nd 2024Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD, is the chief of Ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute of UCLA. At this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois, he stopped by the Eye Care Network booth to share insights from the symposium "Professional Longevity 2.0: Assessing the Ophthalmologist," which he presented during.
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AAO 2024: Ocular imaging in the emergency department can provide timely, accurate diagnosis
November 1st 2024Valerie Biousse, MD, from the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, shared insights on how ocular imaging in the emergency department can provide timely, accurate diagnosis while also benefiting the on-call ophthalmologists. She shared these thoughts at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
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These residents won second place at the Eyecelerator competition held prior to this month’s American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Chicago, receiving a $15,000 prize—the first such prize awarded to residents—for their development of a smartphone device designed to take fundus images.
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AAO 2024: The role of MIGS in earlier intervention and safer techniques
October 28th 2024Vikas Chopra, MD, led a course on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) and its impact on glaucoma care. He explained that MIGS enables ophthalmologists to intervene earlier and more safely, which can lead to better outcomes for patients.
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AAO 2024: New data and studies in glaucoma
October 27th 2024Victoria L Tseng, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and a glaucoma specialist at UCLA and scientist at Doheny Eye Institute, spoke with the Eye Care Network at this year's AAO meeting about the "Glaucoma Original Papers" session and discussed the papers presented in the session by Giovanni Montesano, MD; Jason D Horowitz, MD; Christopher M Edwards, BS; Eamonn Thomas Fahy, BMBCH; Kiana Tavakoli, MD; Hani El Helwe, MD; and Joseph F Panarelli, MD.
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AAO 2024: Office based surgery
October 27th 2024John Josephson, MD, from the Eye Specialists and Surgeons of Northern Virginia, shared insights on office-based surgeries and how it allows for the addition of new technologies and new procedures at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
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AAO 2024: Risk factors for complications of epithelium-off cross-linking
October 25th 2024Weijie Violet Lin, MD, presented findings from her research, which revealed that post-cross-linking complications were low and highlighted key risk factors and the importance of early identification to enhance long-term patient outcomes.
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AAO 2024: Detail outlined for Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center at Wilmer Eye Institute
October 24th 2024During a conversation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD, discussed plans for the James P. Gills Jr., MD, & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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