Glaucoma - Research and New Frontiers
My Session Status
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the various glaucoma medications that are being investigated for implantation in the eye
- Describe the benefits and downfalls of implantable ocular glaucoma medications
- Apply insights and findings of new glaucoma research into clinical practice
- Describe the role of Electrophysiology in glaucoma research
CanMEDS Roles: Scholar, Leader
Sub Sessions
*HOT TOPIC*Authors: Matthew P. Quinn1, Marlo Whitehead2, Vladimir Kratky1, Sudeep S. Gill1, Robert J. Campbell1. 1Queen's University, 2ICES.Author Disclosure Block: M.P. Quinn: None. M. Whitehead: None. V. Kratky: None. S.S. Gill: None. R.J. Campbell: None.Abstract Title: Topical glaucoma medication use and development of eyelid malposition and lacrimal obstruction: A population-based studyAbstract Body:Purpos...
Authors: Richard Zhang1, James J. Armstrong1, Cindy M. L. Hutnik2. 1Western University, 2Ivey Eye Institute.Author Disclosure Block: R. Zhang: None. J.J. Armstrong: None. C.M.L. Hutnik: None.Abstract Title: Development of a thermosensitive hydrogel for sustained drug release and in situ bleb support.Abstract Body:Purpose: Anti-fibrotic agents such as mitomycin C are used to limit post-operative scarring of filtration blebs in g...
Authors: Matthew Fung1, James Armstrong1, Hong Liu2, Cindy Hutnik1. 1Schulich School of Medicine, 2Lawson Health Research Institute.Author Disclosure Block: M. Fung: None. J. Armstrong: None. H. Liu: None. C. Hutnik: None.Abstract Title: TGFβ1-SMAD 2 and 3 Pathway Inhibition Leads to Inflammatory Attenuation in Preclinical Model of surgical Aqueous Outflow TractAbstract Body:Purpose: Surgically created outflow tracts lead to su...
THIRD PRIZE - COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research - Papers Authors: Dominique Geoffrion1, Marie-Claude Robert2, Robert K. Koenekoop3, Younes Agoumi2, Mona Harissi-Dagher2. 1Experimental Surgery, McGill University, 2Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, 3Ophthalmology, McGill University. Disclosure Block:
SECOND PRIZE - COS Awards for Excellence in Ophthalmic Research - PapersAuthors: David J. Mathew1, Izhar Livne-Bar2, Jeremy Sivak2. 1Toronto Western Hospital, Krembil Research Institute, 2Krembil Research Institute. Author Disclosure Block:D.J. Mathew: None. I. Livne-Bar: None. J. Sivak: None...
Authors: Michael Marchand1, Harmanjit Singh2, Younes Agoumi1.1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University.Author Disclosure Block: M. Marchand: None. H. Singh: None. Y. Agoumi: None.Abstract Body:Purpose: Traditional trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) achieves its cyclodestructive action by using continuous diode laser. More recently, a micropulse delivery mode of diode laser...
Authors: Anthony Fanous1, Ali Salimi2, Harrison Watt1, Mohammed Abu-Nada1, Paul Harasymowycz3. 1Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3Montreal Glaucoma Institute and Bellevue Ophthalmology Clinics. Author Disclosure Block:A. Fanous: None. A. Sa...
Authors: Galia Issashar Leibovitzh1, Graham E. Trope1, Yvonne M. Buys1, Luminita Tarita-Nistor2. 1Toronto Western Hospital, 2Krembil Research Institute. Author Disclosure Block:G. Issashar Leibovitzh: None. G.E. Trope: None. Y.M. Buys: None. L. Tarita-Nistor: None. ...
