| FRIDAY,
MARCH 23, 2001 |
08:30-10:00
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LASER
GLAUCOMA THERAPY
SLT - A NEW HOPE FOR FIRST LINE GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
Sponsored by Coherent Medical Group
Chairperson: J. A Alvarado, USA |
Hall
A |
| 08:30 |
SELECTIVE
LASER TRABECULOTHERAPY (SLT) - UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE MULTI-CENTER
CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS
M.A. Latina, J.A. Tumbocon, R.J. Noecker, D.H. Shin, R. Ritch, G.
Marcellino, USA |
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| 08:42 |
SELECTIVE
LASER TRABECULOPLASTY-HOW DOES IT WORK?
J.A. Alvarado, USA |
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| 08:54 |
SELECTIVE
LASER TRABECULOPLASTY - A NEW TREATMENT FOR GLAUCOMA
F.W. Howes, M. Nagar, England, New Zealand |
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| 09:06 |
SELECTIVE
LASER TRABECULOPLASTY VS ARGON LASER TRABECULOPLASTY: A RANDOMIZED
CLINICAL TRIAL
K.F. Damji, Canada |
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| 09:18 |
A
COMPARISON OF THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE REDUCING EFFECT OF SELECTIVE
LASER TRABECULOPLASTY AND ARGON LASER TRABECULOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH
GLAUCOMA
L.I. Larsson, Sweden |
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| 09:30 |
MICROPULSE
TRANSSCLERAL CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY
GLAUCOMA
C.L. Ho, Singapore |
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| 09:35 |
LASER
CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION IN EYES WITH AMBULATORY VISION
J.T. Wilensky, J.A. Kammer, USA |
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| 09:40 |
APPLICATION
OF ERBIUM: YAG LASER IN NON-PENETRATING DEEP SCLERECTOMY WITH
RETICULATED HYALURONIC ACID IMPLANT
P. Rusek, S. Bolek, Poland |
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| 09:45 |
LASER
DEEP SCLERECTOMY
V.P. Kozobolis, Greece |
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| 09:55 |
Discussion |
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| 10:00 |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30-12:00
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CO-REGULATION
- A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR GLAUCOMA
Sponsored by Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Chairperson:
J. Flammer, Switzerland |
Hall
A |
| 10:30 |
OPENING
COMMENTS
J. Flammer, Switzerland |
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| 10:35 |
OPTIC
NERVE OXYGEN TENSION - EFFECT OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND GLAUCOMA
MEDICATION
E. Stefansson, Iceland |
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| 10:55 |
EFFICIACY
REVIEW OF GLAUCOMA AGENTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
V.P. Costa, Brazil |
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| 11:15 |
OCULAR
BLOODFLOW: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
A. Harris, -USA |
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| 11:35 |
VASCULAR
RISK FACTORS FOR GLAUCOMA AND RELATED THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS
J. Flammer, Switzerland |
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| 11:50 |
PANEL
DISCUSSION |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch
Break |
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13:00-14:30
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NEUROPROTECTION
Chairperson:
L.A.Levin, USA
Co -Moderators:
J.P.L Nordmann, France
P. Rozsival, Czech Republic |
Hall
A |
| 13:00 |
TNF-ALPHA:
A NEW VILLAIN IN GLAUCOMATOUS NEURODEGENERATION
M.B. Wax, G. Tezel, USA |
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| 13:11 |
GENE
DELIVERY TO RETINAL GANGLION CELLS IN CULTURE USING FELINE
IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
M. Good, USA |
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| 13:22 |
REDUCED
REDOX STATE ALLOWS PROLONGED SURVIVAL OF AXOTOMIZED RETINAL GANGLION
CELLS
L.A. Levin, USA |
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| 13:33 |
RETINAL
GANGLION CELL SURVIVAL AFTER TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA INDUCED BY SELECTIVE
LIGATURE OF THE OPHTHALMIC VESSELS: NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF
BRIMONIDINE
M. Vidal Sanz, M.P. Villegas-Perez, M.P. Lafuente, M.E. Aguilera, S.
Mayor-Torroglosa, A. Garcia, J. Miralles De Imperial, Spain |
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| 13:40 |
ALPHA-2
AGONISTS, NEUROPROTECTION AND GLAUCOMA.
L. Wheeler, USA |
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| 13:47 |
SODIUM
CHANNEL EFFECTS OF BETA-BLOCKERS SUGGEST THAT THEY CAN PROTECT THE OPTIC
NERVE FROM ISCHAEMIC INJURY
N.N. Osborne, J. Melena, G. Chidlow, UK |
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| 13:54 |
EFFECT
OF GINGKO BILOBA ON THE OUTCOME OF VISUAL FIELDS OF PATIENTS WITH
PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA
R. Vessani, Brazil |
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| 14:01 |
INTRAMUSCULARLY
ADMINISTERED CYTIDIN-5'-DIPHOSPOCHOLINE IN GLAUCOMATOUS PATIENTS
F. Degregorio, J. Pecori Giraldi, J. Angelini, M. Palmieri, M. Virno,
Italy |
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| 14:08 |
OAGD
OPTIC NEUROPATHY AND RETINAL GANGLION CELL DAMAGE DUE TO IMPAIRMENT OF
LAMINA CRIBROSA CIRCULATION (DESCENDING MODE), OR ALSO DIRECTLY TO THE
MECHANICAL PRESSURE-EFFECT OF IOP (ASCENDING MODE)
A. Neetens, Belgium |
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| 14:15 |
Discussion |
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14:30-16:00
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IMAGING
I
Co Sponsored by Heidelberg; Humphrey; Laser Diagnostic; Talia Technology
Chairpersons:
J. Schuman, USA
R.N.Weinreb, USA
Co-Moderators:
J. Airaksinen, Finlan
G. Hollo, Hungary |
Hall
A |
| 14:30 |
ULTRAHIGH
RESOLUTION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
J.G. Fujimoto, W. Drexler, I. Hartl, T. Ko, R. Ghanta, J.S. Schuman, S.
Bursell, USA |
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| 14:45 |
A
COMPARISION OF NORMAL, GLAUCOMA SUSPECT, AND GLAUCOMA PATIENTS USING
SELECTED HEIDELBERG RETINA TOMOGRAPH (HRT) PARAMETERS
K.S. Kooner, USA |
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| 14:53 |
STUDY
OF RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS IN EYES WITHHIGH-TENSION GLAUCOMA
AND HEMIFIELD DEFECT
M. Kook, Korea |
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| 15:01 |
OPTICAL
COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY VERSUS SEMIQUANTITATIV RED FREE PHOTOGRAPHY IN
GLAUCOMA
M. Soliman, The Netherlands |
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| 15:09 |
LONGITUDINAL
STUDY OF SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY: COMPARISON TO AUTOMATED PERIMETRY
N.T. Choplin, USA |
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| 15:17 |
RETINAL
THICKNESS IN THE MACULAR REGION: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORMAL AND
GLAUCOMATOUS EYES
S. Vitale, R. Zeimer, S. Asrani, T. Dietrich, U. Schiefer, USA |
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| 15:25 |
PARAFOVEAL
SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY FOR DETECTION OF GLAUCOMA CHANGES
S. Kogure, H. Iijima, S. Tsukahara, Japan |
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| 15:33 |
COMPARING
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING GLAUCOMA
L. Zangwill, C. Bowd, C.C. Berry, E.Z. Blumenthal, C. Vasile, P.A.
Sample, R.N. Weinreb, USA |
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| 15:41 |
CORRELATION
BETWEEN RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYSIS, VISUAL FIELD CHANGES AND OPTIC NERVE
CUPPING IN GLAUCOMA AND SUSPECTS
S. Asrani, USA |
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| 15:49 |
STABILITY
OF CORNEALPOLARIZATION AXIS MEASUREMENTS FOR SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY
D.S. Greenfield, USA |
|
| 16:00 |
Coffee
Break |
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14:30-16:00
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SURGERY
II - IMPLANTS, ADJUNCTS, COMBINED
Chairperson:
M.B.Sherwood, USA
Co-Moderators:
I. Liehneeva, Czech Republic
P. Rojanapongpun, Thailand |
Hall
B |
| 14:30 |
LONG-TERM
ANALYSIS OF TUBE SHUNTS IN REFRACTORY GLAUCOMA
J.L. Katz, USA |
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| 14:38 |
DEEP
SCLERECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT AN IMPLANT
T. Shaarawy, Switzerland |
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| 14:46 |
THE
EX-PRESS MINIATURE GLAUCOMA IMPLANT: INTERMIDIETE RESULTS OF A
PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY.
C.E. Traverso, Italy |
|
| 14:54 |
NON
PENETRATIING DEEP SCLERECTOMY (NPDS) WITH SKGEL IMPLANT AND/OR 5
FLUOROURACILE (5-FU)
M. Detry-Morel, Belgium |
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| 15:02 |
SCLEROTRABECULECTOMY
IN A COMBINATION WITH DRAINAGE OF SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE IN GLUCOMA
SURGERY
L.M. Balashova, M.S. Aronskind, A.V. Irhina, Russia |
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| 15:10 |
COMBINED
PHACOEMULSIFICATION, INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION AND TRABECULECTOMY
FOR PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA
T. Aung, UK |
|
| 15:18 |
COMPARISON
OF NON_PENETRATING DEEP SCLERECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT A RETICULATED
HYALURONIC ACID IMPLANT
I. Liehneova, Czech Republic |
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| 15:26 |
GLAUCOMA
DRAINAGE DEVICE AND PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY: GRAFT SURVIVAL AND IOP
CONTROL.
F. Fantes, USA |
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| 15:34 |
EXPERIENCE
WITH THE CZECH GLAUCOMA SILICONE IMPLANT (GSI) IN MULTICENTRIC STUDY
H. Kraus, Czech Republic |
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| 15:42 |
COMBINED
SURGERY COMPARATIVE RESULTS OF PHACO-NPDS VERSUS PHACO-TRABECULECTOMY
A.F. Gonella, Argentina |
|
| 15:50 |
Discussion |
|
| 16:00 |
Coffee
Break |
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16:30-18:30
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VALVE
COURSE
Chairpersons:
J. Freedman, USA
A. Molteno, New Zealand |
Hall
A |
| 16:30 |
OVERVIEW
OF VALVES GOALS AND INDICATIONS
J. Freedman, USA |
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| 16:45 |
PREVENTION
OF HYPOTONY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TUBE. DIFFERENT IMPLANTS, ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGES.
M.B. Sherwood, USA |
|
| 17:00 |
IMPLANTS
IN MANAGEMENT OF NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA APHAKIC GLAUCOMA AND CORNEAL
TRANSPLANTS
J. Freedman, USA |
|
| 17:15 |
THE
USE OF MOLTENO IMPLANTS TO INVESTIGATE THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BLEB
FORMATION: APPLICATION TO CLINICAL PRACTISE
A. Molteno, New Zealand |
|
| 17:55 |
Discussion |
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16:30-18:00
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MECHANISMS
Sponsored by Santen
Chairperson:
C.E. Traverso, Italy
Co- Moderator:
J.B. Jonas, Germany |
Hall
B |
| 16:30 |
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ACCOMODATION CONTRACTION AND AQUEOUS OUTFLOW IN PRIMARY OPEN
ANGLE GLAUCOMA
T. Yamanaka, Japan |
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| 16:37 |
SUSTAINED
ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE INFLUENCES OUTFLOW FACILITY IN PERFUSED
HUMAN ANTERIOR SEGMENTS.
T. Borras, D. Epstein, USA |
|
| 16:44 |
MECHANISM
OF ACTION OF AGN 192024, A NEW OCULAR HYPOTENSIVE AGENT
R.F. Brubaker, USA |
|
| 16:51 |
SILDENAFIL
CITRATE (VIAGRA) DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
IN GLAUCOMA PATIENTS
J. Grunwald, USA |
|
| 16:58 |
EFFECT
OF LATANOPROST AND TIMOLOL ON THE HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE RABBIT
CONJUNCTIVA
H.F. Mietz, Germany |
|
| 17:05 |
ANGLE
CLOSURE GLAUCOMA: CONTROVERSIES IN THE PUPILLARY BLOCK MECHANISM STUDIED
BY UBM
N. Calixto, S. Cronemberger, A. Andrade, J.M. Calixto, Brazil |
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| 17:12 |
GLAUCOMA
DIAGNOSIS FOLLOWING LASIK
R.A. Lewis, USA |
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| 17:19 |
ARE
OPTIC DISC SIZE AND SHAPE RISK FACTORS FOR PROGRESSION OF GLAUCOMA ?
J.B. Jonas, J.K. Hayler, A. Juenemann, W.M. Budde, P. Martus, Germany |
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| 17:26 |
DIURNAL
CHANGES OF THE OPTIC DISC
A. Wegner, Germany |
|
| 17:33 |
OCULAR
HEMODYNAMICS IN NORMAL PRESSURE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS WITH DISC HEMORRHAGES
L.E. Pillunat, Germany |
|
| 17:47 |
Discussion |
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
