Glaucoma

Symposia Highlights:

Glaucoma SIG Symposium:
“Point-Counter Point: Evidence-Based Decisions in Glaucoma Management”

Friday, October 25 4:00 – 6:00 PM
This symposium will present glaucoma management decisions via point-counter point analysis with support from the peer reviewed literature in glaucoma. Each panelist will take part in reviewing recent noteworthy clinical studies in glaucoma and utilize this data to discuss management conundrums where the treatment strategy may differ. Panelists include Aaron A. Kuzin, MD, Richard Madonna, OD, FAAO, Michael Sullivan-Mee, OD, FAAO, and Kathy Yang-Williams, OD, FAAO.

AAO/OGS Joint Symposia:
New Approaches to the Clinical Examination in Glaucoma
Lasers to St Lucia: The Tailoring of Glaucoma Therapy
Wednesday, October 23 8:00 AM - Noon
Speakers will include:

OGS 2013 Honoree:
Claude F. Burgoyne, MD, Senior Scientist and Research Director, Optic Nerve Head Research Laboratory, Devers Eye Institute
Glaucoma Services, Devers Eye Institute

OGS 2013 President's Lecturer:
Anthony Realini, MD, MPH, from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of West Virginia

OGS 2013 Research Excellence Awardee:
Ronald S. Harwerth OD, PhD, FAAO, John and Rebecca Moores Professor
Chair, Department of Basic Sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry

Lectures and Workshops:

Wednesday, Oct. 23

Thursday, Oct. 24

Friday, Oct. 25

Saturday, Oct. 26

AAO/OGS Joint Symposium

8 AM-10 AM
New Approaches to the Clinical Examination in Glaucoma

10 AM - 12 PM
Lasers to St. Lucia: The Tailoring of Glaucoma Therapy

Ron Harwerth, Tony Realini, Ben Gaddie, Michael Patella and Murray Fingeret

9-10 AM
Glaucoma Progression Analysis Using Visual Fields and OCT
David Hicks

10 AM-12 PM
Clinical Conundrums in Glaucoma
Joseph Sowka, Rim Makhlouf

8-10 AM
Laser Procedures for the Management of Glaucoma and More
Nathan Lighthizer

3-4 PM
The Case For Neuroprotection in Glaucoma
Jeffrey Goldberg

10-11 AM
The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma
John Flanagan, Blair Lonsberry

2-4 PM
The Secondary Glaucomas
Murray Fingeret

12:30 – 2:30 PM
New Developments in Glaucoma Diagnosis and Care
Robert Wooldridge

11 AM-12 PM
Enlarged Optic Nerve Cupping: Differentiating Between Glaucoma and Compressive Optic Neuropathy
Andrew Mick

2:30-3:30
The Pressure is On: Managing Acute Highly Elevated IOP
Lorne Yudcovitch