Aung
Tin
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
Angle closure glaucoma, and the molecular genetics of glaucoma and exfoliation syndrom
Sessions
Wednesday 9.45 am-10.45 amRoom 218
Romanian Glaucoma Society
Chair(s): Tin Aung (Singapore); Alina Popa-Cherecheanu (Romania);
- 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): Shamira Perera (Singapore); Yaxing Wang (China); Paul Foster (United Kingdom);
- 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
Robert Ritch (United States) - 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); Tin Aung (Singapore); Harry Quigley (United States);
- 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)
