PROGRAM
Subject to change
All times listed are ET
Saturday, January 23, 2027
| 7:50 am | Welcome Remarks Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD and Elena Bitrian, MD |
| Session I: Advances in Diagnostics Speakers present tips, pearls, and strategies to diagnose and monitor glaucoma patients with diagnostic tools such as optical coherence tomography, angiography, photography, and visual fields, introducing novelties in the field. An audience response system will be used to poll participants with questions. Moderator: Jennifer S. Weizer, MD |
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| 7:55 | Session Introduction |
| 8:00 | Visual Fields Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD |
| 8:10 | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH |
| 8:20 | How Do I Determine Progression Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD |
| 8:30 | Anterior Segment Imaging Anh H. Pham, MD, PhD |
| 8:40 | Uses of Intraoperative OCT Lauren S. Blieden, MD |
| 8:50 | Glaucoma and AI Screening Luis Abegão Pinto, MD, PhD, FEBOS-GL |
| 9:00 | Panel Discussion Lauren S. Blieden, MD; Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH; Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD; Anh H. Pham, MD, PhD; Luis Abegão Pinto, MD, PhD, FEBOS-GL; Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD; and Jennifer S. Weizer, MD |
| Session II: Patient-Physician Perspectives Speakers will explore patient-centered initiatives and perspectives on the patient-physician relationship, with a focus on communication, shared decision-making, and delivering compassionate, collaborative care. Moderator: Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD and Anna K. Junk, MD |
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| 9:10 | Session Introduction |
| 9:15 | Patient Initiatives Stelios Georgoulas, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FEBO, FRCOphth, PGDCRS |
| 9:25 | Quality of Life and Glaucoma Pradeep Y. Ramulu, MD, MHS, PhD |
| 9:35 | SLT vs. Medications: Where Should We Start? Troy Gurney, MD |
9:45 | My Mistakes of Omission, Commission, and Near Misses Richard K. Parrish II, MD |
| 9:55 | IOL Selection in Glaucoma Patients Stelios Georgoulas, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FEBO, FRCOphth, PGDCRS |
| 10:05 | Interactive Case Presentations Panelists: Stelios Georgoulas, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FEBO, FRCOphth, PGDCRS; Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD; and Anna K. Junk, MD |
| 10:15 | Refreshment Break |
| Session III: Glaucoma Surgical Session 1 Speakers discuss their favorite surgical approach for moderate and advanced glaucoma patients. |
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| 10:40 | Session Introduction |
| 10:45 | Trabecular Meshwork Stents Troy Gurney, MD |
| 10:55 | Goniotomies Sarah R. Wellik, MD |
| 11:05 | Canaloplasty Adam L. Rothman, MD |
| 11:15 | Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD |
| 11:25 | MIBS 1 Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD |
| 11:35 | MIBS 2 Mary Qiu, MD |
| 11:45 | MIBS 3 Luis Abegão Pinto, MD, PhD, FEBOS-GL |
| 11:55 | Suprachoroidal Mary Qiu, MD |
| 12:05 pm | Cyclophotocoagulation Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD |
| 12:15 | Panel Discussion Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD; Troy Gurney, MD; Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD; Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD; Luis Abegão Pinto, MD, PhD, FEBOS-GL; Mary Qiu, MD; Adam L. Rothman, MD; and Sarah R. Wellik, MD |
| Session IV: Glaucoma Surgical Session 2 Speakers review different types of intraocular lenses and present clinical scenarios to the audience to test IOL selection. |
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| 12:25 | Session Introduction |
| 12:30 | Trabeculectomy Lauren S. Blieden, MD |
| 12:40 | Tube Shunts Steven J. Gedde, MD |
| 12:50 | Dealing with Hypotony Naomi E. Gutkind, MD |
| 1:00 | Tube Shunt Revisions Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD |
| 1:10 | Newer Shunts Elena Bitrian, MD |
| 1:20 | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 | Glaucoma Wet Labs Session* *This session is not accredited for CME. |
| Session V: Interactive Clinical Cases Glaucoma specialists present challenging real-world glaucoma diagnostic and management scenarios on minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, concomitant glaucoma and cataract surgery, and how to handle re-operation issues. Presenters: Sulaima Alhumaid, MD; Karam Alawa, MD; Analisa Arosemena, MD; Mark E. Bossem, MD; Matthew Brink, MD; Carlos Buznego, MD; Lourdes Casuso, MD; Natalie Debolske, MD; Karina Esquenazi, MD; Talya Kupin, MD; Mario Rojas, MD; Geetha Vedula, MD |
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| 2:30 | Session Introduction |
| 2:35 | Clinical Cases |
| Session VI: Interactive Surgical Cases Presentation of surgical techniques videos, surgical complications and pearls. Moderators: Karam Alawa, MD; Analisa Arosemena, MD; Matthew Brink, MD; Carlos Buznego, MD; Lourdes Casuso, MD; Natalie Debolske, MD; Karina Esquenazi, MD; Mario Rojas, MD; and Geetha Vedula, MD |
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| 4:20 | Interactive Clinical Cases Lauren S. Blieden, MD; Stelios Georgoulas, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FEBO, FRCOphth, PGDCRS; Troy Gurney, MD; Naomi E. Gutkind, MD; and Luis Abegão Pinto, MD, PhD, FEBOS-GL |
| 5:05 | Group Photo |
| 5:10 | Cocktail Reception |
| 5:45 | Adjourn |