Dr. Jennifer Hui to Give a Talk at the Fall Optometry Symposium at Loma Linda University (LLU)

 Dr. Jennifer Hui, an experienced oculoplastic surgeon in Palm Springs, CA, has been invited to give a talk at the Fall Optometry Symposium at Loma Linda University Department of Ophthalmology on November 3^rd, 2013. The event is held each fall at the university, and attended by a large number of optometrists. In 2012, more than 150 optometrists attended the conference. California Board of Optometry has certified the conference for six hours of continuing education credit.

Dr. Hui will deliver a lecture to community optometrists at Loma Linda University and provide further education on the common causes of tearing. Some of the highlights of her lecture will include symptomatology, exam findings, evaluation and treatment. Dr. Hui is also an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Loma Linda University and is the sole physician in their Oculoplastics Department. She enjoys teaching the residents and the complexity of challenging cases in an academic setting.

Dr. Hui’s Talk at Bascom Palmer

In February of 2012, Dr. Hui gave a talk at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 50^th anniversary scientific meeting. She had served as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, a leading US eye hospital, for three years as a member of the Oculoplastics department. At the meeting, Dr. Hui discussed a newly emerging etiology of excessive tearing (epiphora).

Traditionally, punctal plugs are placed to help people with dry eyes keep their ocular surfaces moist. In some cases, these plugs are the cause of tearing itself. Specifically, a newer type of plug that rests within the tear drainage system itself is associated with secondary infections, worsened tearing and migration. Dr. Hui discussed the symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic testing and imaging available to treat and evaluate these patients.

Background

Dr. Jennifer Hui is an eminent oculoplastic surgeon in Palm Springs, CA. She is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is a member of important societies, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the California Medical Association, and the Riverside County Medical Association. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 2012. Dr. Hui received an award for “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” 2013 and 2012 by Consumer’s Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization.