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Optometric Glaucoma Society 10th Annual Meeting
Was held October 11-12, 2011
Sheraton Hotel
Boston, MA


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Mon Oct 10th Executive and Business Meetings
4:00 – 5:00pm OGS Executive Committee Meeting
5:00 – 6:00pm OGS General Business Meeting
7:00 – 9:00pm Welcome Reception
   
Tue Oct 11th OGS Annual Meeting
7:30 – 8:00am Registration and breakfast
8:00 – 8:05am Welcome, Introductions -
John Flanagan
Session 1:
Members Session
Moderator: Andy Hartwick
8:05 – 8:15am Confounding Factors in Detecting the Rate of Change in Glaucomatous Visual Fields
Mitra Sehi
8:15 – 8:25am Discussion
8:25 – 8:35am Detecting Visual Field Change -
Lessons from the OHTS
Shaban Demirel
8:35 – 8:45am Discussion
   
Session 2:
Invited Lectures: Basic Sciences
Moderator: Ron Harwerth
8:45 – 9:15am Protecting and Regenerating Axons in Glaucoma
Keith Martin
9:15 – 9:30am Discussion
9:30 – 10:00pm Blood Flow Regulation in the
Optic Nerve Head
Douglas Anderson
10:00 – 10:15pm Discussion
   
10:15 – 10:45pm Break - Exhibits
   
Session 3:
Invited Lectures: Clinical Sciences
Moderator: Douglas Anderson
10:45 – 11:15am Disc Hemorrhages as Endpoint Markers for Past Progression
Jeffrey Liebmann
11:15 – 11:30am Discussion
11:30 – 12:00pm The Value of the One Eye Trial: Challenging Dogma
Rob Fechtner
12:00 – 12:15pm Discussion
   
12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch
   
Session 4:
President's Lecture
Moderator: John Flanagan
1:15 – 2:00pm Stem Cells for Glaucoma?
Keith Martin
2:00 – 2:15pm Discussion
   
Session 5:
Research Excellence Award Lecture
Moderator: Tom Lewis
2:15 – 2:45pm Perimetry and Visual Field Testing: A Historical Overview and My Personal Experiences
Chris Johnson
2:45 – 3:00pm Discussion
   
3:00 – 3:30pm Break - Exhibits
   
Session 6:
Honoree's Lecture
Moderator: Murray Fingeret
3:30 – 4:15pm Glaucoma Is Cured. Oops! No It's Not!
Jeffrey Liebmann
4:15 – 4:30pm Discussion
4:30 – 5:00pm Exfoliation Syndrome: Will We Prevent This Condition Someday?
Lou Pasquale
5:00 – 5:15pm Discussion
   
Session 7:
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Douglas Anderson
5:15 – 6:00pm Questions, Answers & Clinical Implications
Jeff Liebmann, Lou Pasquale,
Keith Martin, Rob Fechtner
   
6:30 – 7:30pm Reception
7:30 – 9:30pm Banquet in honor of OGS Honoree
Dr. Jeffrey Liebmann, MD
   
Wed Oct 12th OGS-AAO Symposium
Session 1: 8:00am - 10:00am
Part 1: Contemporary Glaucoma. 8am - 10am
Moderator: John Flanagan
Progression Risk Factors in Established Glaucoma
Jeffrey Liebmann, MD
Glaucoma and Ganglion Cell Photoreceptors
Andrew Hartwick OD, MSc, PhD, FAAO
Will We Ever See Neuroprotective Treatments for Glaucoma?
Keith Martin MA BM BCh DM MRCP FRCOphth ALCM
   
Session 2 10am - 12pm:
Part 2: Clinical Insights in Glaucoma. 10am - 12pm
Moderator: Murray Fingeret
Glaucoma: Changes in Understanding and Management in the Last Half-Century
Douglas R. Anderson, MD, FARVO
Visual Field Progression and Rate of Progression in Glaucoma
Chris A. Johnson, PhD
The Glaucoma Surgeon's Dilemma: Facing Failure
Robert D. Fechtner, MD


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