Canadian Glaucoma Society
Monday, June 22
Frontenac, 0800-0930
Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- recognize the associations of exfoliation syndrome
- develop an algorithm for the position of trabeculoplasty in glaucoma management
- define the role of guidelines in clinical practice
- understand surgeon qualifications for glaucoma drainage device surgery
Guest
Robert Ritch, MD
Moderators
Yvonne Buys, Neeru Gupta
| 0800 | Ocular and systemic associations of exfoliation syndrome
Robert Ritch |
| 0820 | Discussion |
| 0825 | Laser trabeculoplasty as initial glaucoma therapy
PRO - Paul Harasymowycz
CON - Karim Damji |
| 0839 | Discussion |
| 0845 | Glaucoma guidelines are useful
PRO - Paul Rafuse
CON - James Taylor |
| 0859 | Discussion |
| 0905 | Glaucoma drainage device surgery should be performed only by glaucoma specialists
PRO - Robert Schertzer
CON - Robert Campbell |
| 0919 | Discussion |
Monday, June 22
Harbour C, 0930�1200
Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- understand diurnal impact in normal tension glaucoma
- look forward to future glaucoma treatment
- develop a therapeutic paradigm for exfoliation
syndrome
Guests
Robert Ritch, MD / Rohit Varma, MD, MPH
Moderators
Yvonne Buys, Neeru Gupta
| 0930 | Annual Canadian Glaucoma Society
Business Meeting
Yvonne M. Buys |
| 1035 | Normal tension glaucoma � a nocturnal
disease
Robert Ritch |
| 1055 | Discussion |
| 1105 | A look into the future of glaucoma
management
Rohit Varma |
| 1125 | Discussion |
| 1135 | Directed therapy for exfoliation syndrome
Robert Ritch |
| 1155 | Discussion |
Glaucoma Free Papers
Monday, June 22
Harbour C, 1330�1500
Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- share scientific findings related to glaucoma
Moderators
Yvonne Buys, Neeru Gupta
| 1330 | Does an association exist between
pseudoexfoliation syndrome and chronic
kidney disease?
Peter A Zakrzewski, Paul J Mackenzie, Gina Tsai, Simon J Warner, Adeera Levin, Frederick S Mikelberg |
| 1337 | Discussion |
| 1339 | Mapping and tracer studies of a novel
uveolymphatic outflow pathway
Neeru Gupta, Miles Johnston, Tina Ly, Manoj Patel,
Brian Drake, Ersin Gumus, Stephan Fraenkl,
Sarah Moore, Dalia Tobbia, Dianne Armstrong,
Yeni H. Y�cel |
| 1346 | Discussion |
| 1348 | Effect of sleeping position on IOP in
progressive glaucoma
Tariq A. Alasbali, Michael Smith, Pieter Gouws,
Noa Geffen, Yaping Jin, Yvonne M. Buys,
John Flanagan, Collins Shapiro, Graham E. Trope |
| 1355 | Discussion |
| 1357 | Plateau iris: Gonioscopic and UBM findings
associated with a positive dark room
provocative test after iridotomy
Anik Desgroseilliers, Paul J. Harasymowycz,
Alvine Kamdeu Fansi, Denis Tardif, Mark R. Lesk |
| 1404 | Discussion |
| 1407 | A new method of estimating scleral rigidity
in vivo and its clinical correlation in
open-angle glaucoma
Jing Wang, Denise Descovich, Alvine Kamdeu Fansi,
Paul Harasymowycz, Gis�le Li, Mark R. Lesk |
| 1414 | Discussion |
| 1416 | Efficacy of SLO-microperimetry and Humphrey
field analyzer in evaluating changes in
macular sensitivity in advanced glaucoma
Sadhana V. Kulkarni, Stuart G. Coupland,
Karim F. Damji, Jonathan Brownstein |
| 1423 | Discussion |
| 1425 | Visual symptoms following Nd:YAG laser
peripheral iridotomy (LPI) in relation to
position of LPI
Abdulla Naqi, Ike K. Ahmed |
| 1432 | Discussion |
| 1434 | Spectral domain optical coherence
tomography measurements of laminar and
prelaminar tissue movement after intraocular
pressure elevation
Younes Agoumi, Glen P. Sharpe, Paul H. Artes,
Marcelo T. Nicolela, Balwantray C. Chauhan |
| 1441 | Discussion |
| 1443 | Effect of physician fees on glaucoma
procedure rates in Canada
Robert J. Campbell, Peter C. Austin,
Yvonne M. Buys |
| 1450 | Discussion |
| 1452 | 2009 Stephen Drance Award of Excellence
in Glaucoma Research |
Monday, June 22
Harbour C, 1530�1700
Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- understand the effect of functional loss in glaucoma on
quality of life
- introduce the new Canadian glaucoma guidelines
Guest
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH
Moderators
Yvonne Buys, Neeru Gupta
| 1530 | The impact of glaucomatous visual field loss
on the quality of life
Rohit Varma |
| 1550 | Discussion |
| 1555 | Canadian glaucoma guidelines � background
and rationale
Paul Rafuse |
| 1605 | Diagnosis of POAG
Yvonne Buys |
| 1612 | Role of diagnostic tests
Marcelo Nicolela |
| 1619 | Open-angle glaucomas
Caroline Lajoie |
| 1626 | Angle-closure glaucoma
Fred Mikelberg |
| 1633 | Treatment � goals
Karim Damji |
| 1640 | Therapeutic choices
David Tingey |
| 1647 | Progression
Paul Murphy |
| 1654 | Screening
Paul Harasymowycz |
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