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Jean Deschênes, MD, FRCSC Professor, Research Associate, Director, Uveitis Program, Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University Faculty of Medicine; Senior Ophthalmologist, Clinical Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada

Jean Deschênes, MD, FRCSC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, International Ocular Inflammation Society, Quebec Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Christian El-Hadad, MD, CM, FRCSC Fellow, Orbital Oncology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Christian El-Hadad, MD, CM, FRCSC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD Clinical Professor of Health Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Simon K Law, MD, PharmD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Hampton Roy, Sr, MD † Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Hampton Roy, Sr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Richard W Allinson, MD Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; Senior Staff Ophthalmologist, Scott and White Clinic

Richard W Allinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Smita Menon-Mehta, MBBS, DO, FRCS(Glasg) Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Bahrain Specialist Hospital

Smita Menon-Mehta, MBBS, DO, FRCS(Glasg) is a member of the following medical societies: All India Ophthalmological Society

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