Schedule as of (Schedule subjects to further updates.)
Date
Time
Presentation type
Theme
Venue
Chair(s)
Speakers & Topics
Subspecialty Day - Glaucoma
Jun 28, 2008 09:00-10:30 Symposium Glaucoma Diagnosis and Medical Treatment Convention Hall A&B
 Theodore KRUPIN
Remo SUSANNA
Clement THAM
  1. Theodore KRUPIN - Changing Definition of Open-Angle Glaucoma. Is the Concept of Structure/Function Important?
  2. Jody PILTZ-SEYMOUR - Intraocular Pressure. Are Corneal Properties and Diurnal Variation Important?
  3. Chota MATSUMOTO - Perimetry. Is An Abnormal SAP Needed for the Diagnosis? Is Selective Testing Helpful?
  4. Remo SUSANNA - Optic Nerve Examination. Can Clinical Evaluation Make the Diagnosis?
  5. Carol CHEUNG - Imaging Systems. Is Imaging Useful for the Diagnosis or Detection of Progression?
  6. Neeru GUPTA - Open-Angle Glaucoma. Is Target Pressure Useful? What is Maximum Medical Therapy?
  7. Robert RITCH - Closed-Angle Glaucoma Diagnosis. Is Gonioscopy Necessary? Are Imaging Systems Helpful?
  8. Clement THAM - Angle Closure Glaucoma - Is Laser, Lens Extraction, or Trabeculectomy the Initial Treatment?
Jun 28, 2008 11:00-12:30 Symposium Lessons From Glaucoma Clinical Randomized Controlled Trials: How it has impacted my practice Convention Hall A&B
 Theodore KRUPIN
Remo SUSANNA
Ivan GOLDBERG
  1. Theodore KRUPIN - Introduction
  2. Paul PALMBERG - Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS)
  3. Kuldev SINGH - Collaborative Normal-tension Glaucoma Study (CNTGS)
  4. Paul LICHTER - Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS)
  5. Gregory SKUTA - Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS)
  6. Jody PILTZ-SEYMOUR - Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT)
  7. Felipe MEDEIROS - Interpretation of Glaucoma Risk Assessment
Jun 28, 2008 14:00-15:30 Symposium Glaucoma Surgery Convention Hall A&B
 Theodore KRUPIN
Remo SUSANNA
  1. Garry CONDON - Laser Trabeculoplasty. Which Laser? Which Glaucoma Types? When to Perform?
  2. Jody PILTZ-SEYMOUR - Trabeculectomy Technique. Should All Surgeries Use Antifibrotic Agents?
  3. Robert WEINREB - Antifibrotic Agents: Friend or Foe?
  4. Jay KATZ - Management of the Failing Bleb
  5. Brian FRANCIS - Management Postoperative Trabeculectomy Bleb Leak
  6. James TSAI - Combined Cataract - Trabeculectomy Surgery. When Should It Be Performed?
  7. Paul PALMBERG - Aqueous Drainage Device. When Should It Be Performed?
  8. Kuldev SINGH - Blebitis - Endophthalmitis
Jun 28, 2008 16:00-17:30 Symposium Alternate Surgical Procedures and Treatments Convention Hall A&B
 Theodore KRUPIN
Remo SUSANNA
Tarek SHAARAWY
  1. Tarek SHAARAWY - Nonpenetrating Deep Sclerectomy
  2. Clive PECKAR - Canaloplasty: Is Schlemm's Canal Surgery The Answer for Open Angle Glaucoma? (History & Surgical Technique)
  3. Robert STEGMANN - Canaloplasty: Is Schlemm's Canal Surgery The Answer for Open Angle Glaucoma? (Micro-Anatomy Revealed)
  4. Elie DAHAN - Ex-Press Miniature Shunt
  5. Paulo AUGUSTO - Endociclophotocoagulation Vs Transcleral Ciclophotocoagulation
  6. Robert RITCH - Alternative Agents
  7. Dennis LAM - Angle Closure Glaucoma