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Agenda

Day 1
Day 2

Saturday, August 29, 2026
All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am
 Breakfast and Exhibits
7:50 am
 Welcome Remarks
Mary Qiu, MD and Yasemin Sozeri, MD
8:00 am
 Cataract Coach Highlights
Uday Devgan, MD
8:30 am

Session 1: Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma
Moderator: Jack Shao, MD

IOL Choice in Glaucoma Patients
Fred Chu, MD

Phaco in PACG
Matthew Brink, MD

Phaco in Weak Zonules
Arsham Sheybani, MD

Phaco in Eyes with Prior Trab/Tubes
Rajesh Sasikumar, MD

Phaco in Pachyphackia, Microcornea and Angle Closure
Elena Bitrian, MD

IOL exchange, secondary IOLs, IOL repositioning
David Crandall, MD
9:15 am
 Session 1 Q&A
9:30 am
 Session 2: Patient Selection

Angle-based MIGS Patient Selection
Clara Colon, MD

Patient Selection for Primary Trab
Ana Rubin Panvini, MD

Trans-scleral CPC Patient Selection
Rebecca Sarran, MD

Home Tonometry Patient Selection
Jacob Kanter, MD

The High-Risk Eye: Identifying Patients Headed for Complications
Sylvia Groth, MD

Lifestyle/Alternative Medication and Glaucoma
Shelly Jain, MD
10:15 AM
 Session 2 Q&A
10:30 am
 Morning Break and Exhibits
11:00 am

Session 3: Part 1: Tips & Tricks
Moderator: Jonathan Eisengart, MD


Tips & Tricks for Goniotomy
Ang Li, MD

Tips & Tricks for iTrack
Shivani Kamat, MD

Tips & Tricks for Omni
Ian Patterson, MD

Tips & Tricks for Alloflo
Shalini Sood, MD

Tips & Tricks for XEN
Lorraine Provencher, MD

Tips & Tricks for Via360
Meredith Spitz, MD

Tips & Tricks for ECP
Yao Liu, MD, MS
11:55 am
 Tips and Tricks on Trabeculectomy and Postop Management
Lucy Shen, MD
12:25 pm
 Session 3 Q&A
12:40 pm
 Lunch and Exhibits
1:40 pm
 Session 3: Part 2: Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks for Ab Interno Cyclodialysis Repair
Jessie Wang, MD

Tips & Tricks for Reviving failed XENs
Michael Krause, MD, PhD

Tips & Tricks for Reviving Failed Blebs in the OR
Douglas Rhee, MD

Tips & Tricks for Overfiltering Blebs
Huda Sheheitli, MD

Tips & Tricks for Extending Tubes
Tyler Kaplan, MD

Tips & Tricks for Valved Tubes – Ligation
James Liu, MD

Tips & Tricks for Tube Erosions
Kevin Halenda, MD

Tips & Tricks for Examining Children after Glaucoma Surgery
Courtney Kraus, MD

Tips & Tricks for Managing Descent’s Detachment
Michael Lin, MD

Tips & Tricks for IOP fluctuations Post Op
Barbara Wirostko, MD, FARVO
3:00 pm
 Tips and Tricks for Office-based Procedures
Ramesh Ayyala, MD
3:30 pm
 Session 3 Q&A
3:45 pm
 Afternoon Break and Exhibits
4:00 pm
 Keynote Address

Surgical Innovations from Across the Pond – Are they Any Good?
Leon Au, MS, MBBS
4:55 pm
 Session 4: Surgical Innovations

Small Lumen Tubes
Manjool Shah, MD

Gore Tube
Amanda Bicket, MD, MSE

Uveoscleral Outflow
Craig Chaya, MD

Titratable Outflow
Ariana Levin, MD
5:25 pm
 Session 4 Q&A
5:40 pm
 Session 5: Education

Teaching Residents MIGS
Aubrey Tirpack, MD

Teaching Residents Trabs/Tubes
Anna Momont, MD
5:55 pm
 Finding the Groove: What Glaucoma Surgery and Music Have Taught Me About Life
Paul Singh, MD
6:25 pm
 Session 5 Q&A
6:45 pm
 Adjourn Day 1
7:00 pm
 Networking Dinner

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Sunday, August 30, 2026
All times in Eastern Time
7:30 am
 Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 am
 Session 6: Diagnostics

Tissue Engineering Applications for Glaucoma Disease Modeling
Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD

Perimetry Pearls & Pitfalls
Karine Duarte Bojikian, MD, PhD

Visual Field and OCT Red Flags That Require Neuroimaging
Amanda Henderson, MD

AS-OCT
Daniel Petkovsek, MD

Pediatric VF Testing
Matthew Javitt, MD

8:40 am
 Session 6 Q&A
9:00 am
 Session 7: Clinical Operations

Medicare Policy Changes and Implications for Glaucoma Practice
Andrew Pouw, MD

Reminder Messages After No-show to Promote Re-engagement with Glaucoma Care
Andrew M. Williams, MD

Challenges of Being Solo Glaucoma Surgeon for an Academic Department
Anita Goyal, MD

Portable Perimetry
Daniel Liebman, MD, MBA

Management of the VIP Patient
Lisa Rosenberg, MD

Tele-Glaucoma
Ian Conner, MD

Leveraging AI in Glaucoma Clinic
Ayesha Badar, MD
9:55 am
 Innovative Strategies for Optimizing Glaucoma Clinic Management
Ying Han, MD, PhD
10:25 am
 Session 7 Q&A
10:40 am
 Morning Break and Exhibits
11:10 am
 Session 8: Office-based Procedure: Sustained Release Meds, Injections, Lasers

Office Sustained Release Medication
Ian Pitha, MD, PhD

An Update on SLT
Angelo Tanna, MD

An Update on LPI - for PACS/PAC/PACG
Xiaofan Mi, MD

An Update on LPI - for Uveitis
Zane Khademi, MD

Medical/Laser Management for Malignant Glaucoma
Jonathan Williams, MD
11:50 am
 Session 8 Q&A
12:05 pm
 Lunch and Exhibits
1:05 pm
 Session 9: MD/OD

OD/MD Glaucoma Co-management: the Need and the Clinical Framework
Pathik Amin, OD, FAAO

OD/MD Glaucoma Co-management: Metrics and Experiences
Scott Anthony, OD

Incorporating OD’s Into a Glaucoma Practice
Anup Khatana, MD
1:30 pm
 Session 9 Q&A
1:45 pm
 Session 10: Lifestyle & Glaucoma

Non-medicinal, Non-surgical Approaches to Glaucoma Management
Rupak Dhoot, MD

Diet and Exercise and Glaucoma
Annie Wu, MD

Aging and Glaucoma
Moon Jeong Lee, MD
2:10 pm
 Changes in Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment 1985-2025 and Predications for the Next 40 Years
Jon Ruderman, MD
2:40 pm
 Session 10 Q&A
3:00 pm
 Adjourn

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