Program at a Glance

Program At A Glance

We’re thrilled to share the program for the 11^th World Glaucoma Congress!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Time/Room	Exhibition Hall	Ballroom	Room 311	Room 315	Room 312	Room 313A	Room 316A	Room 316C	Room 313C	Room 313B	Room 316B	Room 317A	Room 317B
08:00-08:15			Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium
08:15-08:30
08:30-08:45
08:45-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30			Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium
09:30-09:45
09:45-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-10:45		Opening Ceremony
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45		Presidential Symposium
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15	Exhibition
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:00
13:00-13:15		Sponsored Lunch Symposium
13:15-13:30
13:30-13:45
13:45-14:00
14:00-14:15		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
14:15-14:30		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
14:30-14:45		Parallel Symposium Clinical Debates	Parallel Symposium Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery (MIBS)	Parallel Symposium Neuroprotection in Glaucoma: Non-IOP Lowering Therapies Today and Tomorrow
14:45-15:00
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:00
16:00-16:15	Welcome Reception
16:15-16:30
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-17:15

08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 311
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 315
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 312
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 313A
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 316A
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 316C
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 313C
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 313B
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 316B
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 317A
08:00 - 09:00
Society Symposium
Room 317B
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 311
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 315
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 312
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 313A
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 316A
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 316C
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 313C
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 313B
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 316B
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 317A
09:15 - 10:15
Society Symposium
Room 317B
10:30 - 11:15
Opening Ceremony: Laureate Award Lecture
Ballroom
11:30 - 12:30
Presidential Symposium
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:00
Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Ballroom
12:00 - 16:00
Exhibition
Exhibition Hall
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
14:30 - 16:00
Parallel Symposium
Clinical Debates
Ballroom
14:30 - 16:00
Parallel Symposium
Minimally Invasive Bleb Surgery (MIBS)
Room 311
14:30 - 16:00
Parallel Symposium
Neuroprotection in Glaucoma: Non-IOP Lowering Therapies Today and Tomorrow
Room 315
16:00 - 17:00
Exhibition Hall

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Time/Room	Exhibition Hall	Ballroom	Room 311	Room 315	Room 312	Room 313A
07:00-07:15			Sponsored Breakfast Symposium	Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
07:15-07:30
07:30-07:45
07:45-08:00
08:00-08:15	Exhibition	Plenary Symposium Modifying Disease Risk: Role of Lifestyle and Diet in Glaucoma Risk and Progression
08:15-08:30
08:30-08:45
08:45-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30
09:30-09:45		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
09:45-10:00		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
10:00-10:15		Parallel Symposium Hot Debates in Glaucoma Surgery	Parallel Symposium New Developments in IOP Assessment	Parallel Symposium Vision Restoration in Glaucoma
10:15-10:30
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00		Sponsored Lunch Symposium
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:00
13:00-13:15		Parallel Symposium How to Perform the Perfect Glaucoma Surgery: Video Symposium	Parallel Symposium Glaucoma Progression	Parallel Symposium Parallel Symposiums: AAB	Parallel Symposium Targeting the Trabecular Meshwork and Distal Outflow Pathways
13:15-13:30
13:30-13:45
13:45-14:00
14:00-14:15
14:15-14:30
14:30-14:45		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
14:45-15:00		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
15:00-15:15		Course All You Need to Know About OCT for Glaucoma	Course Mastering Tube Implant Surgery	Course Handling Pressure: Novel Pathways and Targets	Course Glaucoma in Young Patients	Course Ocular Surface and Adnexa
15:15-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:00
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30		Course GlaucOMICS	Course Trabeculectomy Techniques and Rescue Operations	Course Next Generation Imaging and Functional Testing	Course Secondary Glaucomas	Course New Techniques on the Horizon
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-17:15
17:15-17:30
17:30-17:45			Sponsored Afternoon Symposium	Sponsored Afternoon Symposium	Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
17:45-18:00
18:00-18:15
18:15-18:30
18:30-18:45

07:00 - 08:00
Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
Room 315
07:00 - 08:00
Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
Room 311
08:00 - 17:30
Exhibition Hall Open
Exhibition Hall
08:00 - 09:30
Plenary Symposium
Modifying Disease Risk: Role of Lifestyle and Diet in Glaucoma Risk and Progression
Ballroom
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
Hot Debates in Glaucoma Surgery
Ballroom
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
Vision Restoration in Glaucoma
Room 315
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
New Developments in IOP Assessment
Room 311
11:45 - 12:45
Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
How to Perform the Perfect Glaucoma Surgery: Video Symposium
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
Targeting the Trabecular Meshwork and Distal Outflow Pathways
Room 312
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
Parallel Symposiums: AAB
Room 315
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
Glaucoma Progression
Room 311
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
15:00 - 16:00
Course
All You Need to Know About OCT for Glaucoma
Ballroom
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Mastering Tube Implant Surgery
Room 311
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Glaucoma in Young Patients
Room 312
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Handling Pressure: Novel Pathways and Targets
Room 315
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Ocular Surface and Adnexa
Room 313A
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Secondary Glaucomas
Room 312
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Trabeculectomy Techniques and Rescue Operations
Room 311
16:15 - 17:15
Course
New Techniques on the Horizon
Room 313A
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Next Generation Imaging and Functional Testing
Room 315
16:15 - 17:15
Course
GlaucOMICS
Ballroom
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 311
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 312
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 315

Friday, June 27, 2025

Time/Room	Exhibition Hall	Ballroom	Room 311	Room 315	Room 312	Room 313A
07:00-07:15			Sponsored Breakfast Symposium	Sponsored Breakfast Symposium	Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
07:15-07:30
07:30-07:45
07:45-08:00
08:00-08:15	Exhibition	Plenary Symposium Increasing Conventional Outflow in Unconventional Ways
08:15-08:30
08:30-08:45
08:45-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30
09:30-09:45		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
09:45-10:00		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
10:00-10:15		Parallel Symposium Evolving Treatment Paradigms for Primary Angle Closure Disease	Parallel Symposium What Factors Besides Conventional IOP Lowering Should I Discuss with My Patients	Parallel Symposium Real-World Outcomes of Glaucoma Care
10:15-10:30
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00		Sponsored Lunch Symposium
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:00
13:00-13:15		Parallel Symposium Case-Based Conversations: Decision Making in Glaucoma Surgery	Parallel Symposium AI: A Genuine Transformation or Overblown Hype?	Parallel Symposium The Polygenic Risk Score - Clinical Utility of the New Major Glaucoma Risk Factor	Parallel Symposium The Beautiful Basics
13:15-13:30
13:30-13:45
13:45-14:00
14:00-14:15
14:15-14:30
14:30-14:45		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
14:45-15:00		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
15:00-15:15		Course How Can We Help Glaucoma Patients with …	Course Translating RCTs Results into Daily Clinical Practice	Course Management of Neovascular Glaucoma	Course Novel Perimetry Techniques	Course Incorporating Genetics in Pediatric Glaucoma Management
15:15-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-16:00
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30		Course Normal Tension Glaucoma	Course Exfoliation and Pigment in Glaucoma	Course Gene Therapy for Glaucoma: the Next Frontier	Course Glaucoma Clinical Treatment	Course High Myopia and Glaucoma
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-17:15
17:15-17:30
17:30-17:45			Sponsored Afternoon Symposium	Sponsored Afternoon Symposium	Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
17:45-18:00
18:00-18:15
18:15-18:30
18:30-18:45
18:45-19:00
19:00-19:15	Congress Dinner Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
19:15-19:30
19:30-19:45
19:45-20:00
20:00-20:15
20:15-20:30
20:30-20:45
20:45-21:00
21:00-21:15

07:00 - 08:00
Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
Room 311
07:00 - 08:00
Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
Room 315
07:00 - 08:00
Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
Room 312
08:00 - 17:30
Exhibition Hall Open
Exhibition Hall
08:00 - 09:30
Plenary Symposium
Increasing Conventional Outflow in Unconventional Ways
Ballroom
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
Evolving Treatment Paradigms for Primary Angle Closure Disease
Ballroom
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
Real-World Outcomes of Glaucoma Care
Room 315
10:00 - 11:30
Parallel Symposium
What Factors Besides Conventional IOP Lowering Should I Discuss with My Patients
Room 311
11:45 - 12:45
Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
AI: A Genuine Transformation or Overblown Hype?
Room 311
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
Case-Based Conversations: Decision Making in Glaucoma Surgery
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
The Beautiful Basics
Room 312
13:00 - 14:30
Parallel Symposium
The Polygenic Risk Score - Clinical Utility of the New Major Glaucoma Risk Factor
Room 315
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
15:00 - 16:00
Course
How Can We Help Glaucoma Patients with …
Ballroom
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Incorporating Genetics in Pediatric Glaucoma Management
Room 313A
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Management of Neovascular Glaucoma
Room 315
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Translating RCTs Results into Daily Clinical Practice
Room 311
15:00 - 16:00
Course
Novel Perimetry Techniques
Room 312
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Exfoliation and Pigment in Glaucoma
Room 311
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Gene Therapy for Glaucoma: the Next Frontier
Room 315
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Glaucoma Clinical Treatment
Room 312
16:15 - 17:15
Course
Normal Tension Glaucoma
Ballroom
16:15 - 17:15
Course
High Myopia and Glaucoma
Room 313A
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 311
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 315
17:30 - 18:30
Sponsored Afternoon Symposium
Room 312
19:00 - 21:00
Congress Dinner
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Time/Room	Exhibition Hall	Ballroom	Room 311	Room 315	Room 312	Room 313A	Room 316A	Room 316C	Room 313C	Room 313B	Room 316B
07:30-07:45			Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium	Society Symposium
07:45-08:00
08:00-08:15	Exhibition
08:15-08:30
08:30-08:45		Parallel Symposium WGA-ASCRS Symposium: Cataract Refractive Surgery in Glaucoma Patients	Parallel Symposium Angle Closure Disease Management - From Daily Practice to Recent Advancements	Parallel Symposium Parallel Symposiums - African Symposium
08:45-09:00
09:00-09:15
09:15-09:30
09:30-09:45
09:45-10:00
10:00-10:15		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
10:15-10:30		Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
10:30-10:45		Course Tubes in Difficult Scenarios	Course The Time Is Now for Glaucoma Screening	Course Childhood Glaucoma
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00		Parallel Symposium Glaucoma Surgical Grand Rounds
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:00
13:00-13:15
13:15-13:30
13:30-13:45
13:45-14:00
14:00-14:15

07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 311
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 315
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 312
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 313A
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 316A
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 316C
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 313C
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 313B
07:30 - 08:30
Society Symposium
Room 316B
08:00 - 14:00
Exhibition Hall Open
Exhibition Hall
08:30 - 10:00
Parallel Symposium
WGA-ASCRS Symposium: Cataract Refractive Surgery in Glaucoma Patients
Ballroom
08:30 - 10:00
Parallel Symposium
Angle Closure Disease Management - From Daily Practice to Recent Advancements
Room 311
08:30 - 10:00
Parallel Symposium
Parallel Symposiums - African Symposium
Room 315
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
Exhibition Hall
10:30 - 11:30
Course
Childhood Glaucoma
Room 315
10:30 - 11:30
Course
The Time Is Now for Glaucoma Screening
Room 311
10:30 - 11:30
Course
Tubes in Difficult Scenarios
Ballroom
11:45 - 13:15
Parallel Symposium
Glaucoma Surgical Grand Rounds
Ballroom
13:00 - 14:00
Farewell Drinks & Bites - Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Hall

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