Interventional Glaucoma Consortium 2024

Agenda

Friday | May 31

11:00 AM–11:05 AM | Opening Remarks & Program Objectives

• Moderated by Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC; Henny Beckers, MD, PhD, FEBOphth; and Arsham Sheybani, MD

11:05 AM–11:15 AM | Interpreting & Applying Interventional Glaucoma

• Lecture by Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC

11:15 AM–11:30 AM | Interpretations & Applications Around the World

• IGC Global Open-Floor Discussion

11:30 AM–1:10 PM | The New Standard of Care in IG: Ready or Not?

• SLT As First Line
  • Ready | Panayiota Founti, MD, PhD, FEBO
  • Not Ready | Alessandro Rabiolo, MD
    • Group Discussion: What Else Is Needed to Get There?
• Phaco Plus
  • Ready | Gus Gazzard, MBBChir, MA, MD, FRCOphth
  • Not Ready | Tarek Shaarawy, MD
    • Group Discussion: What Else Is Needed to Get There?
• Alternative Bleb Procedures
  • Ready | Dan Lindfield, BM, FRCOphth, FROphth
  • Not Ready | Anthony King, MD, FRCOphth
    • Group Discussion: What Else Is Needed to Get There?
• Drug Delivery
  • Ready | Antonio Fea, MD, PhD
  • Not Ready | Julian Garcia Feijoo, MD, PhD
    • Group Discussion: What Else Is Needed to Get There?
• Standalone MIGS
  • Ready | Karsten Klabe, MD
  • Not Ready | Erin Sieck, MD
    • Group Discussion: What Else Is Needed to Get There?

1:10 PM–2:10 PM | Lunch Discussions (Industry Included)

• Training the Next Generation of Glaucoma Surgeons: What’s Necessary? | Led by Arsham Sheybani, MD
• Clinical Trial Methodology for MIGS and IG | Led by Augusto Azuara-Blanco, MD, PhD
• Patient-Reported Outcomes | Led by Colm O’Brien, MD, FRCS, FARVO
• Neuroprotection | Led by Francesca Cordeiro, MD, PhD
• Regulatory Requirements and Innovation | Led by Richard Lewis, MD
• MIGS Fails: What’s Next? | Led by Andrew McNaught, MD
• Next-Generation Tube Shunts | Led by Marta Pazos, MD, PhD

2:10 PM–4:05 PM | Rapid-Fire New Technology

• Novel Lasers
  • Belkin | Augusto Azuara-Blanco, MD, PhD
  • ViaLase | Gus Gazzard, MBBChir, MA, MD, FRCOphth
  • Elios | Henny Beckers, MD, PhD, FEBOphth
  • Cyclo Laser Procedures | Sheng Lim, MD
  • Panel Discussion | Colm O’Brien, MD, FRCS, FARVO; Ines Lanzl, MD, PhD, FEBOphth; Marta Ibarz, MD; and Atanas Bogoev, MD
• Revisiting the Suprachoroidal Space
  • Miniject | Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPH
  • Panel Discussion | Antonio Fea, MD, PhD; Karsten Klabe, MD; and Julian Garcia Feijoo, MD, PhD
• Titratable Devices
  • Calibreye | Arsham Sheybani, MD
  • EyeWatch | Karl Mercieca, MD, PGCME, FRCOphth, FEBOS-GL
  • Panel Discussion | Henny Beckers, MD, PhD, FEBOphth; Leon Au, BSc, MBBS, FRCOphth; and Arsham Sheybani, MD
• Drug Delivery
  • Sustained Approaches | Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
  • Panel Discussion | Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPH; Tarek Shaarawy, MD, MSc; and Arsham Sheybani, MD
• Continuous IOP Monitoring | Frances Meier-Gibbons, MD

4:05 PM–4:35 PM | Espresso With Exhibitors

4:35 PM–5:15 PM | TM MIGS: Which Approach for Which Patient?

• Panel Discussion: Stenting | Leon Au, BSc, MBBS, FRCOphth; Erin Sieck, MD; Marta Ibarz, MD; and Marta Pazos, MD, PhD
• Panel Discussion: Viscodilation and Goniotomy | Karl Mercieca, MD, PGCME, FRCOphth, FEBOS-GL; Dan Lindfield, BM, FRCOphth, FROphth; and Nishani Amerasinghe, MD

5:15 PM–5:30 PM | Unmet Needs & Next Steps

• Moderated by Keith Barton, MD, FRCP, FRCS, FROphth

5:30 PM | Closing Remarks

5:30 PM–7:00 PM | Evening Reception (Physician Faculty Only)

*Agenda is subject to change

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