Angle closure glaucoma, and the molecular genetics of glaucoma and exfoliation syndrom
Tin
Aung
Singapore
President, World Glaucoma Association (2016-17);
Board Member, Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society;
Director, Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI);
Deputy Medical Director, Singapore National Eye Centre;
Member of the Editorial Boards of Ophthalmology, Journal of Glaucoma, Eye, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Sessions
Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 218
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 3.00 pm-4.30 pmRoom 203 & 204
Controversies in angle closure treatment
Chair(s): Paul Foster (United Kingdom); Shamira Perera (Singapore); Yaxing Wang (China);
- 3.00-3.10
Case 1: Presenting Iridotomy in PACS
Yaxing Wang (China) - 3.10-3.20
Case 1: Presenting Iridotomy in PACS - Pro
Daniel Grigera (Argentina) - 3.20-3.30
Case 1: Presenting Iridotomy in PACS - Con
Norlina Ramli (Malaysia) - 3.30-3.40
Case 2: Presenting Iridoplasty
Tin Aung (Singapore) - 3.40-3.50
Case 2: Presenting Iridoplasty - Pro
Poemen Chan (Hong Kong) - 3.50-4.00
Case 2: Presenting Iridoplasty - Con
Suman Thapa (Nepal) - 4.00-4.10
Case 3: Presenting clear lens in PACS
Rahat Husain (Singapore) - 4.10-4.20
Case 3: Presenting clear lens in PACS - Con
Marcelo Hatanaka (Brazil) - 4.20-4.30
Case 3: Presenting clear lens in PACS - Pro
Clement Tham (Hong Kong)
Thursday 8.30 am-10.00 amPlenary 2
New Frontiers in Medical Management
Chair(s): Ivan Goldberg (Australia); Harry Quigley (United States); Tin Aung (Singapore);
- 08.30-08.45
Ciliary Muscle: A New Target For Glaucoma Therapy?
Paul Kaufman (United States) - 08.45-09.00
Rho-kinase inhibitor, the Japanese experience
Makoto Aihara (Japan) - 09.00-09.15
Pharmacogenomics: A Way to Optimize Glaucoma Management?
Sayoko Moroi (United States) - 09.15-09.30
Nitric Oxide
Robert Weinreb (United States) - 09.30-09.45
Novel Drug Delivery Systems
Anton Hommer (Austria) - 09.45-10.00
Alternative and Complementary Therapy
Tanuj Dada (India)
