World Glaucoma Congress 2019 » Society Symposium

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 203 & 204

GS-1
Korean Glaucoma Society - Hot topics in glaucoma diagnosis and management

Chair(s): Michael S. Kook (South Korea); Chang Sik Kim (South Korea);

08.30-08.40
Investigation of peripapillary choroidal microvasculature using OCT angiography
Eun Ji Lee (South Korea)
08.40-08.50
Vascular Biomarkers in Glaucoma:from 24 hour ocular perfusion pressure to OCT angiography
Jaewan Choi (South Korea)
08.50-09.00
The change of optic nerve head during axial elongation and its relation with glaucoma
Seok Hwan Kim (South Korea)
09.00-09.10
Sharing knowledge through the David EI Pyott Glaucoma Education Center
Anne Louise Coleman (United States)
09.10-09.20
Risk Factors and Treatment of Angle Closure Glaucoma in the Korean Population
Shan Lin (United States)
09.20-09.30
What Deforms the Lamina Cribrosa? A Three-Dimensional Investigation
Gadi Wollstein (United States)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 210 & 211

GS-2
Indian Glaucoma Society - Managing Glaucoma in Resource Poor Settings

Chair(s): Devindra Sood (India); Rengappa Ramakrishnan (India); Shantha Acharya (India);

08.30-08.40
Screening Populations at Risk for Early Detection
Rajul Parikh (India)
08.40-08.50
Leveraging technology to monitor populations at high risk of blindness from glaucoma
Tanuj Dada (India)
08.50-09.00
Choosing Appropriate medical therapy for lesser developed world
09.00-09.10
Managing PACD- Applying Recent Advances
Shantha Acharya (India)
09.10-09.20
Cost effectiveness of SLT as initial therapy in POAG
Talvir Sidhu (India)
09.20-09.30
Surgical management of Glaucoma Appropriate to the developing World
Rengappa Ramakrishnan (India)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 217

GS-4
Danish Glaucoma Society - Glaucoma get-together

Chair(s): Miriam Kolko (Denmark); Simon von Spreckelsen (Denmark);

08.30-09.00
Glaucoma update
Miriam Kolko (Denmark)
09.00-09.30
Glaucoma cases
Simon von Spreckelsen (Denmark)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 218

GS-5
Canadian Glaucoma Society - Put down the tonometer - there's more to glaucoma than IOP

Chair(s): Ali Hafez (Canada); Catherine Birt (Canada);

08.30-08.40
Beyond the usual suspects - What else can the cornea tell us
Graham Belovay (Canada)
08.40-08.50
Glaucoma as a Two Pressure Disease - Role of ICP
Ali Hafez (Canada)
08.50-09.00
Exercise and Glaucoma - Reducing glaucoma through workouts
Enitan Sogbesan (Canada)
09.00-09.10
What is your patientâs position regarding glaucoma risk factors
Yvonne Buys (Canada)
09.10-09.20
Aging with glaucoma - survival issues
Andy Crichton (Canada)
09.20-09.30
Glaucoma surgery - up in smoke
Lisa Gould (Canada)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 219

GS-6
Joint Symposium Austrian & Swiss glaucoma society

Chair(s): Anton Hommer (Austria); Frances Meier-Gibbons (Switzerland);

08.30-08.40
Sex, Drugs and Glaucoma
Anton Hommer (Austria)
08.40-08.50
New treatment modalities in glaucom: Will they influence patient adherence and treatment costs?
Frances Meier-Gibbons (Switzerland)
08.50-09.00
Is personalized glaucoma surgery possible today?
Alain Bron (France)
09.00-09.10
Glaucoma progression in late-stage disease
Leopold Schmetterer (Austria)
09.10-09.30
Discussion

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 220

GS-7
Taiwan Glaucoma Society - Asia Glaucoma Update

Chair(s): Da-Wen Lu (Taiwan); Catherine Jui-Ling Liu (Taiwan);

08.30-08.40
Changes in ocular hypotensive drug usage for glaucoma treatment after cataract surgery in Taiwan
Pei-Yao Chang (Taiwan)
08.40-08.50
Wide field scan imaging with swept-source OCT for glaucoma diagnosis
Henry Shen-Lih Chen (Taiwan)
08.50-09.00
Computer-aided diagnosis of glaucoma
Yu-Chieh Ko (Taiwan)
09.00-09.10
POAG in patients with diabetes: diagnosis and management
Yi-Chun Chen (Taiwan)
09.10-09.20
Phacoemulsification Technics in PACG Patients
Yin-Yin Chen (Taiwan)
09.20-09.30
Phaco/IOL as an initial treatment for acute primary angle-closure
Wei-Wen Su (Taiwan)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 216

GS-3
Moroccan Glaucoma Society Symposium - Angle closures updated to remove confusion

Chair(s): Alain Bron (France); Sidi Mohammed Ezzouhairi (Morocco); Tarek Shaarawy (Switzerland);

08.30-08.40
Understanding terminology and classifications
Alain Bron (France)
08.40-08.50
Epidemiology and physiopathology of angle closure disease
O. Cherkaoui (Morocco)
08.50-09.00
Zoom on gonioscopy
Tarek Shaarawy (Switzerland)
09.00-09.10
Is Segment Anterior imaging of angle closure helpful or necessary?
Sidi Mohammed Ezzouhairi (Morocco)
09.10-09.20
Irodotomy- Iridoplasty: Sequantial or Combined?
Alain Bron (France)
09.20-09.30
Recent strategies to manage PAC and PACG
M. Benharbit (Morocco)

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 103

GS-16
Optometric Glaucoma Society Symposium - New Advances in Glaucoma

Chair(s): Michael Chaglasian (United States);

8.30-8.45
Advances in IOP testing
Robert Weinreb (United States)
8.45-9.00
Role of the SLT
Tony Realini (United States)
9.00-9.15
Perimetry Update
Murray Fingeret (United States)
9.15-9.30
Discussion

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 209

Childhood Glaucoma Research Network

Chair(s): Alana Grajewski (United States);

08.30-08.45
Introduction to the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network
Alana Grajewski (United States)
08.45-09.00
Collaborative Research Initiatives for Childhood Glaucoma
Elena Bitrian (United States)
09.00-09.15
Collaboration for Training in Pediatric Glaucoma
Jamie Brandt (United States)
09.15-09.30
Impact of the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network
Jill Mote (United States)

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 209

GS-9
Chilean Glaucoma Society

Chair(s): Jimena Schmidt (Chile);

09.45-09.52
Surgical Management of Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
Pablo Romero (Chile)
09.52-09.59
Trabeculectomy closure made fast and efficient
Jimena Schmidt (Chile)
09.59-10.06
Cataract surgery in angle closure
Andres Gerhard (Chile)
10.06-10.13
Surgery in the patient with aniridia and glaucoma
Eugenio J. Maul (Chile)
10.13-10.20
Glaucoma surgery: what else can we do for better results?
Juan Jose Mura (Chile)
10.20-10.27
Refractory glaucoma, what to do when a tube is not enough
Francisco Pooley (Chile)
10.27-10.34
Malignant Glaucoma Management
Eugenio A Maul (Chile)
10.34-10.45
Discussion

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 217

GS-10
Saudi Glaucoma Society - Deep Sclerectomy

Chair(s): Nayef Alotaiby (Saudi Arabia); Abdulrahman Aldarrab (Saudi Arabia); Ali Albeshri (Saudi Arabia);

09.45-09.55
Introduction
Ali Albeshri (Saudi Arabia)
09.55-10.05
Mechanisms of action
Ibrahim Alobaida (Saudi Arabia)
10.05-10.15
Procedure from A-Z
Ali Albeshri (Saudi Arabia)
10.15-10.25
Complications and Postoperative care
Nayef Alotaiby (Saudi Arabia)
10.25-10.35
D.S experience in KSA
Abdulrahman Aldarrab (Saudi Arabia)
10.35-10.45
Discussion

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 218

GS-11
Romanian Glaucoma Society: New developments in glaucoma imaging

Chair(s): Alina Popa-Cherecheanu (Romania); Tin Aung (Singapore);

09.45-10.00
OCT in clinical practice
Alina Popa-Cherecheanu (Romania)
10.00-10.15
Anterior segment OCT for evaluating the chamber angle
Tin Aung (Singapore)
10.15-10.30
Novel approaches to OCT imaging in glaucoma
Leopold Schmetterer (Austria)
10.30-10.45
OCT angiography in glaucoma: can it add to diagnostic performance?
Christopher Leung (Hong Kong)

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 219

GS-12
Japanese Glaucoma Society - Hot topics of imaging for glaucoma diagnosis and management

Chair(s): Makoto Aihara (Japan); Makoto Nakamura (Japan);

09.45-09.55
Focal lamina cribrosa defect and glaucomatous visual field defect
Yu Sawada (Japan)
09.55-10.05
Effect of glaucoma surgery on disc and parapapillary structure
Kyung Rim Sung (South Korea)
10.05-10.15
Usefulness of OCT angiography in glaucoma diagnosis and management
Tadamichi Akagi (Japan)
10.15-10.25
Usefulness of anterior segment imaging for glaucoma diagnosis and management
Chelvin Sng (Singapore)
10.25-10.35
Structure-function relationship in the temporal raphe region
Makoto Nakamura (Japan)
10.35-10.45
RNFL profile-based visual field sampling
Allison McKendrick (Australia)

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 216

GS-13
Turkish Glaucoma Society - New Treatment Options for Glaucoma

Chair(s): Kaweh Mansouri (Switzerland); Ilgaz Yalvac (Turkey);

09.45-09.55
New medical treatments for glaucoma
KivanÃ§ GÃ¼ngÃ¶r (Turkey)
09.55-10.05
Novel Drug Delivery Sytems
Ahmet Akman (Turkey)
10.05-10.15
New Laser Treatment Options for Glaucoma
Oya Tekeli (Turkey)
10.15-10.25
Xen Implant
Kaweh Mansouri (Switzerland)
10.25-10.35
New MIGS Options
Ike Ahmed (Canada)
10.35-10.45
Discussion

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 210 & 211

GS-8
Brazilian Glaucoma Society

Chair(s): Carlos Gustavo de Moraes (United States); Marcelo Hatanaka (Brazil); Lisandro Sakata (Brazil);

09.45-10.00
Machine Learning in Glaucoma
Alessandro Adad Jammal (United States)
10.00-10.15
Visual Crowding in Glaucoma
Nara Ogata (Brazil)
10.15-10.30
Short and Long-term variability in glaucoma
Carla Nagamine Urata (United States)
10.30-10.45
Discussion, Question and Answers
Wilma Barbosa (Brazil)

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 220

The Best of the 2019 American Glaucoma Society Meeting

Chair(s): Brian A. Francis (United States);

09.45-09.47
Introduction
Brian A. Francis (United States)
09.47-09.55
Outcomes in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (PTVT) Study After 3 Years of Follow-up
Jamie Brandt (United States)
09.55-10.03
Risk Factors Associated with Blindness and Critical Time Window for Treatment of Acute Primary Angle Closure: A Large Retrospective Study
Ying Han (United States)
10.03-10.11
Post-operative Complications and the Incidence of Glaucoma in Eyes with and Without Pseudoexfoliation: Aravind Pseudoexfoliation Study 5-Year Results
Emily Schehlein (United States)
10.11-10.19
Factors Associated with Receipt of Interventions After Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
Lisa Cowan (United States)
10.19-10.27
Longitudinal Changes in Visual Field Points in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study
Carlos Gustavo de Moraes (United States)
10.27-10.35
Trends in Utilization of Laser and Incisional Glaucoma Surgeries Performed on Medicare Enrollees by Glaucoma Specialists Versus Non-Specialists from 2008-2016
Siddarth Rathi (United States)
10.35-10.45
Panel Discussion

Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 103

Bangladesh Glaucoma Society - How to manage difficult Glaucomas in the developing country

Chair(s): M.A. Mannaf (Bangladesh); Ziaul Karim (Bangladesh); Hasan Shahid (Bangladesh);

09.45-09.53
Corneal Hysteresis and its relevance in Glaucoma diagnosis and prognosis
Siddiqur Rahman (Bangladesh)
09.53-10.01
PACG â Modern Medical management
Zakia Sultana Shahid (Bangladesh)
10.01-10.09
Comprehensive management of NVG
Quamrul Islam Khan (Bangladesh)
10.09-10.17
Laser and possible Surgical management of PACG
Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
10.17-10.25
Short Tunnel Small Flap ( STSF) AGV implant in Refractory Glaucoma
Nazrul Islam (Bangladesh)
10.25-10.33
Managing Post Trab Hypotony
Shams Md. Noman (Bangladesh)
10.33-10.45
Discussion

Saturday 12.15 pm-1.15 pmRoom 217

GS-19
Latin American Glaucoma Society - Challenges in Glaucoma surgery - videos

Chair(s): Daniel Grigera (Argentina); TBA;

12.15-12.22
Oops! And now what do I do
Rodolfo Perez Grossman (Peru)
12.22-12.29
Ab interno Trabeculotomy with 7-0 prolene
Juan Jose Mura (Chile)
12.29-12.36
Spontaneous dislocation of Ex-Press Mini Shunt into the anterior chamber
Jasbeth Ledesma (Mexico)
12.36-12.43
Trabeculotomy 360 with Glaucolight
Vital Costa (Brazil)
12.43-12.50
Istent inject for advanced glaucoma patients
Emilio Suzuki Jr (Brazil)
12.50-12.57
Clip snoper and Endo video Istent
Jesus Jimenez Roman (Mexico)
12.57-1.03
Micro pulse laser in extreme glaucoma
Fabian Lerner (Argentina)
1.03-1.09
Challenges in cataract and glaucoma surgery
Sebastian Cronemberger (Brazil)
1.09-1.15
Secondary glaucoma after refractive surgery
Nubia Vanessa (Brazil)

Saturday 12.15 pm-1.15 pmRoom 210 & 211

GS-17
International Society of Glaucoma Surgery - Glaucoma Surgical Nightmares

Chair(s): Michael Coote (Australia); Tarek Shaarawy (Switzerland); Tanuj Dada (India);

12.15-12.30
Rescue of a failing filter
Michael Coote (Australia)
12.30-12.45
Rescue operations in MIGS
Tarek Shaarawy (Switzerland)
12.45-1.00
Post trabeculectomy nightmares
Tanuj Dada (India)
1.00-1.15
Problems in plumbing with tubes
Leon Au (United Kingdom)

Saturday 12.15 pm-1.15 pmRoom 203 & 204

GS-15
European Glaucoma Society - Towards a consistent definition of glaucoma and care outcome measures

Chair(s): David Garway-Heath (United Kingdom);

12.15-12.35
Arriving at a consistent definition of glaucoma and the importance of measuring care outcomes
David Garway-Heath (United Kingdom)
12.35-12.55
Progress in Finland
Anja Tuulonen (Finland)
12.55-1.15
The Outcome Measures
David Garway-Heath (United Kingdom)

Saturday 12.15 pm-1.15 pmRoom 218

GS-20
Philippines-Thailand-Vietnam Joint Symposium - Mastering Specific Surgical Maneuvers in Glaucoma

Chair(s): Ngamkae Ruangvaravate (Thailand); Benjamin Abela (Philippines);

12.15-12.20
Introduction
12.20-12.30
Preparing yourself for MIGS - Learning to Tilt the Microscope and Handling a Gonioprism
Rommel Bautista (Philippines)
12.30-12.40
Deep Sclerectomy - Tips and Long Term Results
Bui Thi Van Anh (Vietnam)
12.40-12.50
Complicated Glaucoma Surgeries Needing Glaucoma and Retina Co-Management
Tan Do (Vietnam)
12.50-1.00
Tubes and Their Hypertensive Phase
Visanee Tantisevi (Thailand)
1.00-1.10
Combined Phaco-Goniosynechialysis for Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma
Darin Sakiyalak (Thailand)
1.10-1.15
Open Forum

Saturday 12.15 pm-1.15 pmRoom 216

GS-18
Chinese Glaucoma Society - New findings and contributions by Chinese Glaucoma Specialists

Chair(s): TBA;

12.15-12.25
New Findings in the Mechanism of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Caused by Trans-optic Nerve Pressure Gradient
12.25-12.35
Treatment on TNG
Shan Lin (United States)
12.35-12.45
Epi-retinal Transplantation of Tissue-engineering Retinal Sheet to Repair Glaucomatous Neuropathy in Rhesus
Jian Ge (China)
12.45-12.55
Juvenile ocular hypertension: clinical features and the relationship with autonomic nervous system function
Xinghuai Sun (China)
12.55-1.05
Role and Mechanism of Regulating Lingo-1 in the Repair Process after Optic Nerve Injury
Minbin Yu (China)
1.05-1.15
OCT image in primary angle closure glaucoma
Xiulan Zhang (China)

Society Symposium

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 203 & 204

GS-1Korean Glaucoma Society - Hot topics in glaucoma diagnosis and management

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 210 & 211

GS-2Indian Glaucoma Society - Managing Glaucoma in Resource Poor Settings

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 217

GS-4Danish Glaucoma Society - Glaucoma get-together

Wednesday 8.30 am-9.30 amRoom 218

GS-5Canadian Glaucoma Society - Put down the tonometer - there's more to glaucoma than IOP