2018 Meeting

Optometric Glaucoma Society 17th Annual Scientific Meeting

November 5-6, 2018

Grand Hyatt San Antonio
600 E. Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205

Monday, November 5, 2018
Crocket AB

  • 4:00 – 5:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting
  • 5:00 – 5:30 PM General Business Meeting (for all members)
  • 5:30 – 6:00 PM OGF Executive Committee Meeting

Republic

  • 6:00 – 9:00 PM Opening Reception

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Texas BC

  • 7:20 – 7:50 AM Breakfast (opportunity to visit vendor exhibits)

Texas A

  • 7:50 AM Welcome from Michael Chaglasian, OGS President

Session 1: Imaging structure and function in glaucoma

  • 8:00 – 8:15: Nevin El-Nimri (OGS Ezell Fellow): The myopia – intraocular pressure- glaucoma triad: pathological and therapeutic implications
  • 8:15 – 8:20: Discussion and questions
  • 8:20 – 9:05: Donald Miller: Imaging the cells that die in glaucoma
  • 9:05 –9:15: Discussion and questions
  • 9:15 – 9:50: Alex Huang: Aqueous humor angiography
  • 9:50 – 10:00: Discussion and questions

Texas BC

  • 10:00 – 10:30: Morning Break (opportunity to visit vendor exhibits)

Session 2: Emerging perspectives in glaucoma

Texas A

  • 10:30 – 11:15: Jay Katz (OGS Honoree Lecture): Is Glaucoma a Reversible Disease?
  • 11:15 – 11:25: Discussion and questions
  • 11:25 – 11:50: Alex Huang: Retinal angiography in glaucoma
  • 11:50 – 12:00: Discussion and questions

Texas BC

  • Noon – 1:00: LUNCH (opportunity to visit vendor exhibits)

Session 3: Glaucoma: Old and new thoughts

Texas A

  • 1:00 – 1:45: Robert Feldman (President’s Lecture): Primary angle closure glaucoma, a bigger problem than you think
  • 1:45 – 1:55: Discussion and questions
  • 1:55 – 2:20: Jay Katz: Normal Tension Glaucoma: Old and New Thoughts
  • 2:20 – 2:30: Discussion and questions
  • 2:30 – 2:50: Robert Feldman: Refractive surgery and glaucoma
  • 2:50 – 3:00: Discussion and questions

Texas BC

  • 3:00 – 3:30: Afternoon Break (opportunity to visit vendor exhibits)

Session 4: Intraocular pressure variation and management

Texas A

  • 3:30 – 4:10: Arthur Sit: IOP Variability: Causes and Clinical Significance
  • 4:10 – 4:20: Discussion and questions
  • 4:20-4:40: Thomas Freddo: Validation of a more reliable method of eye drop self-administration
  • 4:40 – 4:50: Discussion and questions
  • 4:50-5:10: Arthur Sit: What’s New in Medical Therapy for Glaucoma
  • 5:10 – 5:20: Discussion and questions

Session 5: Panel Discussion

  • 5:20 – 6:00: Panel discussion with all speakers

Texas D

  • 6:30 – 9:30: Reception and Dinner

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 OGS/AAO Joint Symposium

  • 8:00-8:25 AM: Arthur Sit: IOP Variability: Causes and Clinical Significance
  • 8:25-8:30 AM: Discussion and questions
  • 8:30-8:55 AM: Robert Feldman: Refractive surgery and glaucoma
  • 8:55-9:00 AM: Discussion and questions
  • 9:00-9:25 AM: Jay Katz: Is Glaucoma a Reversible Disease?
  • 9:25-9:30 AM: Discussion and questions
  • 9:30-9:40 AM: Panel Discussion

Registration for Members and Invited Guests Only