PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Section: Retina Diseases

• Treatment for CNV
• Research and Development for CNV in AMD
• Dry AMD
• Macular Edema
• Diabetic Macular Edema
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Vitreolytics - PVR - Neuroprotection
• Combination Drug - Laser - Surgical Approaches

Section:
External Eye Diseases

• New Treatments for Dry Eyes
• Dry Eye Trials
• Anterior Segment

Section: Glaucoma

• My Dilemma in Glaucoma - Case Presentation and Discussion
• Glaucoma Progression - Prevention and Treatment
• Protecting the Retinal Ganglion Cells - Dreams and Reality
• The Serra Metzner Blood Flow Symposium

Section:Ocular Inflammation and Infection

• Systemic Drugs
• Systemic Anti-Metabolites
• Infection

Section: Basic Science

• Pharmacologic Inhibition of Diabetic Retinopathy
• Angiogenesis Inhibition - Preclinical Studies
• Neuroprotection in Neuroretinal Disease
• Antioxidants
• The Nitric Oxide/Carbon Monoxide System: Is it a Tool for New Treatments in Ophthalmology?
• Retinal Light Damage

Section:
Clinical Development

• Ocular Imaging: The Next Generation
• Discussion: Off Label Use - Inevitable, Essential or Dangerous?
• Discussion: New Drugs - Not always as Useful as They Seem?

Section: Drug Development

• Toxicology
• Drug Delivery
• Nanotechnology
• Latest Advances in Ocular Drug Discovery
• Clinical Research Networks in Ophthalmology: A Step Forward in Drug Development

Section: Clinical Courses

Section: Sponsored Symposia

• New Approaches to Treatment of Ocular Diseases
• New Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Approaches in Dry Eye
• Are There Still Unmet Needs in Treatment of Glaucoma?
• Bausch & Lomb Session
• Overcoming Challenges in Glaucoma Diagnosis
• Macula Edema in 2008