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ASCRS Symposia
by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer
meeting. Symposia, sessions, and
courses will include the latest tech-
niques, technologies, and pearls for
successful diagnosis, treatment, and
management of the condition.
A day-by-day guide to
glaucoma symposia, paper
sessions, and courses
C
omprehensive ophthal-
mologists and glaucoma
specialists will not want
to miss the programming
prepared for this annual
Today, glaucoma coverage will
include a paper session on MIGS
from 1:00–2:30 p.m., where physi-
cians will present research involving
the first-in-human feasibility study
for supraciliary microstent implan-
tation with viscoexpansion for
reducing IOP, results from a 3-year,
multicenter study on combined
cataract surgery and supraciliary
microstent implantation, and several
studies reporting the outcomes of
ab interno trabecular stents, among
other topics.
Another paper session on MIGS
and canaloplasty, from 3:00–4:30
p.m., will explore intracanalicular
scaffold microstent with cataract
surgery, trabecular micro-bypass
stent implantation in conjunction
with cataract surgery, gelatin stent
implantation with mitomycin-C, ab
interno and ab externo canaloplasty,
and more.
Also at this time is a multimedia
and video course led by Ike Ahmed,
MD, on tips and new techniques for
the use of microstents in glaucoma
patients.
Sunday, May 8
The morning will start off with a
symposia sponsored by the ASCRS
Glaucoma Clinical Committee on
how to use MIGS for safer surgeries.
Presentations from 8:00–9:30 a.m.
will include discussion of different
implants and surgical techniques.
Attendees will learn about how to
incorporate the trabecular micro-
bypass device into practice, the
relevance of endoscopic cyclophoto-
coagulation, and ab interno trabecu-
lotomy, including the use of ther-
mocautery and gonioscopy-assisted
transluminal trabeculotomy.
A course lead by Nir Shoham-
Hazon, MD, from 1:00–2:30 p.m.
will focus on trabeculectomies and
tube shunts, specifically geared for
the comprehensive ophthalmologist,
with surgical videos highlighting
step-by-step techniques. This will
be followed by a paper session from
3:00–4:30 p.m. Paper topics will in-
clude 1-year results of the Xen stent
(Allergan, Dublin), information
about a minimally invasive collagen
stent, long-term results from using
a trabecular micro-bypass stent, and
the new use of an ocular sealant in
conjunctival glaucoma surgery.
Glaucoma programming to cover everything
from the basics to the latest technologies
A DVA N C I N G
T H E WO R L D'S
V I S I O N
ascrsfoundation.org
The ASCRS Foundation wishes to thank the following
corporate partners for their generous support of the
foundation's ongoing educational and humanitarian
programs in the United States and the Developing World.
Abbott Medical Optics
AcuFocus
Akorn
Alcon Foundation
AmSurg
Carl Zeiss
Glaukos
Haag-Streit
MST
Optronics
PRN
Shire
TearLab
TearScience
Transcend Medical
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Saturday, May 7, 2016
