| SUNDAY,
MARCH 25, 2001 |
08:30-10:00
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SURGERY
III - TRABECULECTOMY, ANTI METABOLITES
Chairperson:
E.L. Greve, The Netherlands
Co-Moderators:
D. Johnson, USA
K. Singh, USA |
Hall
A |
| 08:30 |
THE
LONG TERM OUTCOME OF GLAUCOMA FILTRATION SURGERY
D.H. Johnson, C.E. Park, J.E. Oliver, M.G. Hattenhauer, D.O. Hodge, USA |
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| 08:40 |
SMALL
INCISION TRABECULECTOMY AVOIDING TENONS CAPSULE: TWO YEARS MINIMUM
FOLLOW UP
F. Lerner,
I. Lischinsky and R. Masini, Argentina
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| 08:50 |
INITIAL
MINI-TRABECULECTOMY - MID-TERM FOLLOW -UP
A. Ophir, Israel |
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| 09:00 |
EFFICACY
AND LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DIFFUSE INTRA-OPERATIVE APPLICATION OF
MITOMYCIN C
J. Freedman, USA |
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| 09:10 |
ULTRASOUND
BIOMICROSCOPY AND FILTERING ZONE RECONSTRUCTION AFTER GLAUCOMA SURGERY
D. Ivanov, Russia |
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| 09:20 |
PHOTODYNAMIC
THERAPY TO CONTROL FIBROSIS IN HUMAN GLAUCOMATOUS EYES AFTER
TRABECULECTOMY
S. Grisanti, Germany |
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| 09:30 |
DETERMINATION
OF MITOMYCIN C LEVEL IN TENON, TRABECULAR TISSUE AND AQUEOUS AFTER
TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION DURING GLAUCOMA FILTERING SURGERY
B.A. Lim, Australia |
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| 09:40 |
NEEDLE REVISION OF
FAILED FILTERING BLEBS AUGMENTED WITH SUBCONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION OF
MITOMYCIN C
J. Ben Simon, Tel Aviv, USA |
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| 09:50 |
Discussion |
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| 10:00 |
Coffee
Break |
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08:30-10:00
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NEW
DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGIES, VISUAL FUNCTION AND PERIMETRY
Chairperson:
G. L. Spaeth, USA
Co-Moderator:
H. G. Lemij, The Netherlands |
Hall
B |
| 08:30 |
UNDERESTIMATION
OF IOP MONITORING IN LOW-TENSION GLAUCOMA
J.F. Casiraghi, R. Sampaolesi, A. Sanseau, Argentina |
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| 08:39 |
TELEMATIC
ASSISTED SELFTONOMETRY
G. Michelson, Germany |
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| 08:48 |
A
PRACTICAL METHOD TO SCREEN FOR GLAUCOMA IN THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN'S
OFFICE
R. Zeimer, USA |
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| 08:57 |
DIFFERENTIATION
OF GLAUCOMA TYPES, EARLY DETECTION AND FOLLOW UP - APPLICATION OF THE
NEW AUTOMATIC TONOMETER
K. Hille,
J. Draeger, C. Erb, M. Klemm, Germany
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| 09:06 |
COMPARISON
OF DIURNAL INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE CURVES OBTAINED WITH THE OCUTON-S SELF-TONOMETER
AND THE GOLDMANN TONOMETER
P. Kothy, G. Hollo, Hungary |
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| 09:24 |
INCREASED
LONG TERM VARIABILITY PREDICTS THE LOCATION OF FUTURE DEFECTS IN
GLAUCOMA SUSPECTS
E.Z. Blumenthal, P.A. Sample, C.C. Berry, J.P. Pascual, C. Bowd, L.
Zangwill, N. Weinreb, Israel |
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| 09:33 |
BATTERY
OF FUNCTIONAL TESTS TO EARLY DETECT THE PROGRESSION OF GLAUCOMATOUS
OPTIC NEUROPATHY
A.U. Bayer, Germany |
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| 09:42 |
NEW
METHOD OF EVALUATING THE SEVERITY OF GLAUCOMA
G. Spaeth, USA |
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| 09:51 |
PREVALENCE
OF GLAUCOMATOUS SWAP FIELDS IN OCULAR HYPERTENSION
N. Reus, The Netherlands |
|
| 10:00 |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30-12:30
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ASIAN-OCEANIC
GLAUCOMA SOCIETY & SOUTHEAST GLAUCOMA INTEREST GROUP
Chairperson:
M. Aquino, Phillippines
Moderator:
I. Goldberg, Australia |
Hall
A |
| 10:30 |
INTRODUCTION
I. Goldberg, Australia |
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| 10:42 |
THE
NATURAL HISTORY OF ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA IN ASIAN EYES VS CAUCASIAN
EYES
P.J. Foster, P.T.K. Chew, A. Tin, UK |
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| 10:54 |
GLAUCOMA
MEDICAL THERAPY: LIMITATIONS AND POTENTIAL
Y. Kuwayama, Japan |
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| 11:06 |
NORMAL
PRESSURE GLAUCOMA: WHY ASIA? WHAT IT MEANS?
T. Yamamoto, Japan |
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| 11:18 |
ACG
LASER MANAGEMENT: NEW MODALITIES
M. Agulto, Phillipines |
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| 11:54 |
SURGICAL
DRAINAGE CHALLENGES IN AN ASIAN SETTING
P. Rojanapongpun, Thailand |
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| 12:06 |
DRAINAGE
TUBES IN ASIAN GLAUCOMA
M. Kook, South Korea |
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|
12:18 |
Discussion |
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10:30-12:30
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MEDICAL
THERAPY II
Chairperson:
A. Konstas, Greece
Co-Moderators:
A. Bechetoille, France
A. Mannelli, Spain |
Hall
B |
| 10:30 |
AN
EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SWITCHING FROM LATANOPROST/BETA-BLOCKER
DUAL THERAPY TO BRIMONIDINE MONOTHERAPY
P.A. Netland, USA |
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| 10:40 |
AN
EVALUATION OF BRIMONIDINE USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY ON CHRONIC,
NON-SELECTIVE BETA-BLOCKER THERAPY FOR GLAUCOMA
R.J. Noecker, USA |
|
| 10:50 |
EFFICACY
AND TOLERABILITY OF BRIMONIDINE 0.2% AND LATANOPROST 0.005% AS
ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY IN OCULAR HYPERTENSION OR GLAUCOMA PATIENTS
UNCONTROLLED ON BETA-BLOCKERS
S.T. Simmons, USA |
|
| 11:00 |
THE
OCULAR COMFORT OF TID-DOSED BRINZOLAMIDE 1.0% COMPARED TO TID-DOSED
DORZOLAMIDE 2.0% IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA OR OCULAR
HYPERTENSION
J. Przydryga, USA |
|
| 11:10 |
DUAL-THERAPY
USING BRIMONIDINE WITH LATANOPROST COMPARED WITH TIMOLOL DORZOLAMIDE
COMBINATION THERAPY
P.A. Netland, USA |
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| 11:20 |
EFFICACY
OF MONO- AND ADJUNCTIVETHERAPY WITH BRIMONIDINE 0.2% AND RISK FACTORS IN
THE GLAUCOMAS. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
E. Gramer, G. Gramer, Germany |
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| 11:30 |
EFFICACY
OF BRIMONIDINE 0.2% BID WITH DORZOLAMIDE 2% TID AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY
FOR GLAUCOMA
S.T. Simmons, USA |
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| 11:40 |
EFFECT
OF DIFFERENT BETABLOCKERS ON OCULAR HEMODYNAMICS, HYDRODYNAMICS AND
OPTIC NERVE HEAD BLOOD FLOW IN GLAUCOMA PATIENTS
M. Feucht, L.E. Pillunat, A.G. Boehm, A.S. Bernd, M.F. Mueller, K.
Mollenhauer, Germany |
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| 11:50 |
EFFECT
OF BETAXOLOL ON IMPAIRED CHOROIDAL BLOOD FLOW AFTER INTRAVITREAL
INJECTION OF ENDOTHELIN-1 IN ALBINO RABBITS
J.H. Kim, T.W. Kim, D.M. Kim, Korea |
|
| 12:00 |
LOCAL
TOLERANCE AND SAFETY AFTER MULTIPLE DOSING OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS
OF UNOPROSTONE ISOPROPYL IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
P. Bibas, W. Colasante, C. Schwenninger, B. Kapik, N. Shams, France |
|
| 12:10 |
OPTIC
NERVE HEAD PERFUSION IN TIMOLOL AND DORZOLAMIDE TREATED PRIMARY OPEN
ANGLE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS
K.G. Schmidt, V. Klingmueller, B. Ling, L.E. Pillunat, UK |
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| 12:20 |
THE
PHARMACOLOGY OF AGN 192024 (LUMIGAN), A NOVEL OCULAR HYPOTENSIVE AGENT
A. Krauss, USA |
|
10:30-12:40
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IMAGING
II
Chairperson:
A. Harris, USA
Co-Moderators:
D.A. Lee, USA
G. Michelson, Germany |
Hall
C |
| 10:38 |
SENSITIVITY
AND SPECIFICITY OF NEW GDX PARAMETERS
H.G. Lemij, The Netherlands |
|
| 10:46 |
EARLY
GLAUCOMA DETECTION WITH THE GDx
T.P. Colen, The Netherlands |
|
| 10:54 |
MULTIFOCAL
OBJECTIVE PERIMETRY (MOP) IN GLAUCOMA
S.L. Graham, A.I. Klistorner, I. Goldberg, and F.C. Billson, Australia |
|
| 11:02 |
SCANNING
LASER POLARIMETRY VERSUS FREQUENCY-DOUBLING PERIMETRY AND CONVENTIONAL
THRESHOLD PERIMETRY: DETECTION OF THE PROGRESSION DURING ONE YEAR IN
EARLY GLAUCOMA
G. Hollo, A. Szabo, Hungary |
|
| 11:10 |
ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY
AND OPTICAL COHERENT TOMOGRAPHY AT EARLY GLAUCOMA STAGES
J. Lestak, Czech Republic |
|
| 11:18 |
POSTERIOR
POLE GLAUCOMA INDEX (PPGI) AND NEURAL NETWORK AS NOVEL METHODS TO
IDENTIFY GLAUCOMATOUS CHANGES WITH THE RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYZER (RTA)
G. Wollstein, Israel |
|
| 11:26 |
COMPARISON
OF RETINAL THICKNESS ANALYZER TO FREQUENCY DOUBLING TECHNOLOGY AND
HUMPHERY VISUAL FIELD ANALYZER IN DETECTION OF GLAUCOMATOUS DAMAGE
E. Aloni, Israel |
|
| 11:34 |
MAGNETIC
RESONANCE IMAGING AD SPECTROSCOPY IN GLAUCOMA
D.A. Lee, USA |
|
| 11:42 |
OCULAR
BLOOD FLOW IN HUMANS: EFFECTS OF TOPICAL MEDICATIONS
A. Harris,
L.E. Kagemann, L. Mccranor, A.M. Capistrano, C.J. Jonescu-Cuypers, P.O.
Sinchai, B. Siesky, Y. Rotenstreich, USA
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|
| 11:50 |
THE
EFFECT OF AGING ON OCULAR HEMODYNAMICS AND ON OPTIC NERVE HEAD BLOOD
FLOW
A. Bohm, L.E. Pillunat, A.S. Bernd, Hamburg, Germany |
|
| 11:58 |
OPTIC
NERVE HEAD EVALUATION IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH OCULAR HYPERTENSION USING
HRT AND HRF
A. Sanseau, J.R. Sampaolesi, R. Sampaolesi, J. Casiraghi, J.I.
Yankelevich, Argentina |
|
| 12:06 |
OCULAR
BLOOD FLOW BEFORE AND AFTER TRABECULECTOMY AND COMBINED TRABECULECTOMY
AND CATARACT EXTRACTION - EVALUATION BY HRF
R. Rachmiel, Israel |
|
| 12:14 |
OCULAR
BLOOD FLOW IN EYES WITH PSEUDOEXFOLIATION
N. Koyluoglu, O. Ocakoglu, N. Tamcelik, S. Ozkan, Turkey |
|
| 12:22 |
Discussion |
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