WGC2025 Hula Girl
11th WORLD GLAUCOMA CONGRESS
JUNE 25 - 28, 2025 - HONOLULU, HAWAII, USA

WGC-2025 WILL START IN

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Industry Sessions

Topcon

Thursday, June 26

(7:00am – 8:00am HST)

Room 315

Visual Field Solutions to Optimize Glaucoma Workflow
Innovation and connectivity with Inspire; Improving clinic flow with binocular perimetry

Moderator

Robert Weinreb, MD

Presenters

  • Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCSC

Innovation and connectivity – use of novel medical testing glasses with connectivity to reduce clinical bottlenecks

  • Sasan Moghimi, MD

Improving clinic flow with an innovative binocular perimetry algorithm that enables speed without compromise in glaucoma detection and management

iCare – Industry Showcase

Thursday, June 26

(2:30pm – 3:00pm HST)

Exhibition hall

Evolving standards in glaucoma care: Enhancing diagnostic precision through innovation.

Speakers

  • Prof. Luca Rossetti

iCare ST500 – a new era in slit lamp tonometry

  • Prof. Christopher K.S. Leung

Beyond Standard Automated Perimetry – Applications of iCare COMPASS in glaucoma care

Santen

Thursday, June 26

(5:30pm – 6:30pm HST)

Room 315

Deconstructing glaucoma: A clearer picture of the science driving medical therapy

Faculty

Chair: Prof. Tetsuya Yamamoto (Japan)
Speakers: Prof. Youn Hye Jo (Korea); Prof. Anthony Khawaja (UK); Dr. Junyi Chen (China)

Agenda

Time (HST)SessionSpeaker(s)
5:30-5:35Welcome and introductionProf. Tetsuya Yamamoto
5:35-5:50Snapshots in time: The evolution of glaucoma therapyProf. Youn Hye Jo
5:50-6:05Zooming in: The structures underlying IOP controlProf. Anthony Khawaja
6:05-6:20The patient’s angle: Optimizing therapy for real-world effectivenessProf. Junyi Che
6:20-6:30Panel discussion with Q&A Summary and closeAll; moderated by Prof. Tetsuya Yamamoto
Inami

Thursday, June 26

(5:30pm – 6:30pm HST)

Room 312

Uniting Continents in Glaucoma Care TMH’s Global Impact with Support from XpandNT

Chair

Dr. Masaki Tanito (Shimane University), Japan

Speakers
  • Dr. Henry-S.-L-Chen (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Taiwan

Micro-invasive Glaucoma Angle Surgery Goniotomy for Implant Free

  • Dr. Sasan Moghimi (Shiley Eye Institute), USA

MIGS is not expensive Experience with Micro Hook Shoji Edition Tailored for American Patients

  • Dr. Tomoyuki Chihara (Chihara Eye Clinic), Japan

T-hook: Advancing Trabeculotomy with Superior Safety, Precision, and Surgical Control. Complemented by XpandNT: Providing Consistent and Secure Pupil Expansion for Small Pupils and Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

AOI

Thursday, June 26

(5:30pm – 6:30pm HST)

Room 313A

Ride the Wave – Mastering Success with the PAUL® Implant

Topic 1

Ride the Best-practice Wave: Implanting PAUL®

(Design applications and surgical technique)

Presenters: Victor Koh (SG) & Keith Barton (UK)

Topic 2

Beyond the Wave: Hear from the Experts

(clinical applications & QnA)

Moderator: Joseph Panarelli (USA)

Expert Panel: Paul Chew (SG), Keith Barton (UK), Graham Lee (AUS) & Victor Koh (SG)

Glaukos

Friday, June 27

(7:00am – 8:00am HST)

Room 312

Empowering Interventional Glaucoma Care
The Innovative Role of iStent infinite and iDose TR in the Modern Practice

Presenters

  • Ike Ahmed
  • Mitchell Lawlor (Australia)
  • Manjool Shah
  • what’s driving the movement to become more interventional?
  • practice assessment data snapshot
  • the need for broad alignment around the emerging standard of care
  • the unmet need for standalone procedures
  • the consensus protocol
  • how do innovative technologies fit into the IG treatment protocol
  • IFU (by region – explain differences)
  • product overview
  • pivotal data
  • competitive data (FGB data, integrity announcement and QR code only)
  • standalone surgical video/case plus results (US patient/case with failed surg)
  • call to action – what should the audience do next
  • IFU
  • product overview
  • pivotal data
  • procedural video/case plus results
  • call to action – what should the US audience do next
  • time to think and act differently
  • Take back control – acknowledge compliance and adherence reality
  • don’t react to glaucoma, treat it proactively
  • utilize proven safe and effective technologies
Optopol

Friday, June 27

(7:00am – 8:00am HST)

Room 313A

Visual Function, Posterior and Anterior Imaging in Glaucoma Management

  • Dr. María Fernanda Rebollo Ramírez

Improving Patient and Clinician Experience in Visual Field Testing

CONTENT: Brief presentation of the results of a clinical study focused on selectivity and sensitivity. Improvements in patient and clinician experience in perimetry examination with the PTS 2000 perimeter.

  • Prof. Adam Wylęgała 

Anterior Segment Imaging in Glaucoma Management

CONTENT: Anterior chamber imaging, angle imaging and measurement, pachymetry/IOP correction.

  • Dr. Jesús Jiménez Román

Building Confidence in Early Glaucoma Detection – Structure and Function Analysis

CONTENT: Ganglion cells analysis examples, NFL and ONH analysis and clinical examples. Completeness of diagnosis embracing symmetry comparison, progression analysis, the ADVANCED tab view, and the REVO S&F report in the COMBINED tab including VF data from the PTS perimeters.

Abbvie

Friday, June 27

(11:45am – 12:45pm HST)

Ballroom

Optimizing Outflow for Minimally Invasive Filtering Surgery

Presenters

  • Sahar Bedrood, MD
  • Ike Ahmed, MD

Lunch will be available