Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting

A. GLAUCOMA SYMPOSIUM Day 1 – Thursday, November 24, 2016

• Title: New Concepts in the Pathophysiology and New Directions in the Management of Glaucoma
• Topics and Participants:
  • Chair: Dr. Mario Aquino
  • Co-Chair: Dr. Stelson Sia
  • Updates on Normal Tension Glaucoma – Dr. Ki Ho Park
  • Myopia and Glaucoma – Dr. Ki Ho Park
  • Detecting Progression in Clinical Practice – Dr. John Mark de Leon
  • Impact of Glaucoma on Quality of Life Issues – Dr. Maria Hannah Pia de Guzman
  • Giving Light at the End of the Tunnel: Improving Lives of Your Glaucoma Patients     – Dr. Carmela Ongsiako-Isabela

B. GLAUCOMA INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Day 1 – Thursday, November 24, 2016

• Title: Building Better Blebs
• Topics and Participants:
  • Chair: Dr. Manuel Delfin Jr.
  • Co-Chair: Dr. Jose Ma. Martinez
  • Pre-op Preparations for Healthier Blebs – Dr. Cynthia Verzosa
  • Specific Bleb Complications: Identification, Pathophysiology – Dr. Ma. Catherina Coronel-Naso
  • Post-op Bleb Assessment (Grading Systems) and Manipulation
    (Flap Suture Removal, Post-op Antimetabolites) – Dr. Cesar Perez Jr.
  • “Poking” the Bleb – Indications and Techniques for Bleb Needling – Dr. Jesus Altuna
  • When to Refer Out Your Complicated Post-Trabeculectomy Case – Dr. Raquel Quino

C. GLAUCOMA SYMPOSIUM Day 3 – Saturday, November 26, 2016

• Title: Updates on the Disease and New Surgical Options
• Topics and Participants:
  • Chair: Dr. Manuel Agulto
  • Co-Chair: Dr. Ernesto Pangalangan. Jr.
  • What’s New in Glaucoma Genetics? – Prof. Tin Aung
  • Asia Pacific Glaucoma Guidelines Updates (2016) – Prof. Tin Aung
  • Update on Clear Lens Extraction in Angle Closure Glaucoma – Prof. Tin Aung
  • The Role of Goniosynechiolysis in Angle Closure – Dr. Rainier Victor Covar
  • Clinical  Experience with the Hydrus and Glaukos MIGs Devices – Dr. Robert Edward Ang
  • Minimally or Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGs) – Is There a Future for These Locally?
    – Dr. Norman Aquino

D. GLAUCOMA INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Day 3 – Saturday, November 26, 2016

• Title: Practical Interpretation of Anterior Segment Imaging Devices in Glaucoma
• Topics and Participants:
  • Chair: Maria Imelda Veloso
  • Co-Chair: Rommel Bautista
  • Angle Anatomy and Gonioscopy – Dr. Pamela Allarey
  • Ultrasound Biomicroscopy – Dr. Manolito Reyes
  • Maximizing the Use of the AS-OCT in Glaucoma – Dr. Edgar Leuenberger
  • Advanced AS-OCT in Glaucoma – Prof. Tin Aung