Wetlabs program
WGC-2025 will feature a series of hands-on wetlab sessions offering participants the opportunity to refine their surgical techniques in a focused, practical setting.
Each session will be limited to 25 stations, ensuring an optimal learning environment with personalized guidance.
Participation is subject to a registration fee of USD 150 per wetlab. Participants from low-income countries are eligible for a reduced fee of USD 100 per wetlab. For more information regarding low-income country eligibility, please refer here.
Seats are limited to 25 per wetlab, so make sure to reserve your place as soon as possible.
Not yet registered for the Congress:
Registration for the below wetlabs can be done via the congress registration form together with your congress registration.
Already registered for the Congress:
If you have already registered for the congress and would like to register for one of the below sessions, please login to your registration portal here or send an email to wgc-registration@mci-group.com .
AquaLumen™: Filtration Surgery Reimagined
– Plu Opthalmic
Thursday. June 26
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Room 314
Join us for a hands-on introduction to AquaLumen™, a minimally invasive, implant-free surgical device that brings a new level of control to glaucoma filtration procedures. This wet lab will walk participants through an innovative ab externo technique designed to achieve effective IOP reduction while preserving safety. Explore how AquaLumen™ can expand your options when MIGS is not enough.
Surgical Innovation In Practice:
New World Medical Technology in Action
Thursday. June 26
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room 314
Step into a hands-on training experience with New World Medical’s most trusted and newest surgical technologies. This exclusive wet lab will give attendees the opportunity to refine techniques and gain practical exposure to the KDB GLIDE®, Ahmed ClearPath® , and Ahmed Valve, while also exploring our latest innovations, VIA360™ Surgical System and the newly enhanced STREAMLINE® Surgical System. Whether you’re looking to build confidence with familiar tools or get an early look at what’s next, this lab offers focused instruction, expert guidance, and the chance to engage with technologies designed to support precision, control, and long-term results.
Hands-On Gonioscopy Wetlab
– World Glaucoma Association
Thursday, June 26
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room 314
A key step in performing Angle surgery / MIGS procedures is to perform proper gonioscopy: pre-operatively at the clinic as well as at the microscope in the operating room.
This workshop aims to improve gonioscopy skills for pre-operative assessment and at the surgical microscope, aimed for glaucoma specialists who want to begin or improve their effectiveness at Angle/MIGS procedures by mastering gonioscopy.
Hands-on Surgical Gonioscopy training will use proper artificial eye models in four stations with continuous assistance from experienced instructors.
Program:
A course of 4 lectures and hands-on training will review how to assess the irido-corneal angle both at the clinic and in the surgical arena.
Course:
Chairs: Victor Cvintal (Brazil), Andrew Tatham (UK)
1.Introduction and How to Perform Gonioscopy at the clinics. Andrew Tatham (UK)
Gonioscopy at the Clinics – Video assisted skill transfer. Prasanna Venkatesh (India) (8 min)
Anterior-Segment OCT: how to incorporate its findings into glaucoma management decisions. Natalia Porporato (Singapore) (8 min)
Intraoperative Gonioscopy – Video assisted skill transfer. Victor Cvintal (Brazil) (8 min)
Hands-on Surgical Gonioscopy training:
1st Station: useful tips on how to best view the angle (focus on the patient’s eye and gonio lens position; and microscope tilting)
2nd and 3rd Station: get to know some of the most used commercially available gonio lenses, discuss their specific characteristics, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages according to the surgeon’s preferences and each MIGS procedure.
4th Station: get to know anterior segment OCT for angle assessment, and discuss how to incorporate its findings with experienced instructors.
Hands-on Instructors:
Marcelo Hatanaka (Brazil), Nishani Amerasinghe (UK), Andrew Tatham (UK), Ronnie George (India), Prasanna Venkatesh (India), Roberto Murad Vessani (Brazil), Natalia Porporato (Argentina), Victor Cvintal (Brazil).
Optimizing Glaucoma Outcomes with Transscleral Laser Therapy Using the Cyclo G6® Laser System
– Iridex
Friday, June 27
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Room 314
This session reviews the core principles of MicroPulse® technology, current treatment protocols, and application techniques to optimize glaucoma outcomes. It also addresses the safety, repeatability, and long-term role of MicroPulse transscleral laser therapy. Additionally, participants will learn how illumination improves visualization and precision during CW TSCPC to enhance treatment results.
The interactive wet lab includes hands-on training using the Cyclo G6® Laser with the revised MicroPulse P3® Probe and G-Probe Illuminate® delivery devices, helping participants refine technique and build confidence in delivering effective treatments.
Hydrus® Microstent: A great outcome is one that lasts
– Alcon
Friday, June 27
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room 314
Experience the difference firsthand—gain valuable, hands-on experience with the Hydrus® Microstent. Whether you’re exploring its innovative design or refining your surgical technique, this is your opportunity to engage directly with a device that’s reshaping glaucoma treatment. Discover how it integrates into MIGS procedures and feel the precision for yourself.
Trabecular MIGS / Angle Surgery Wetlab
– World Glaucoma Association
Friday, June 27
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room 314
This wetlab focuses on Trabecular MIGS techniques — minimally invasive procedures targeting the trabecular meshwork to improve aqueous outflow. Attendees will gain practical experience in trabecular excision and viscodilation methods, under close guidance from experienced instructors.
Course:
Chairs: Dewang Angmo, Masaki Tanito, Victor Cvintal, Lisandro Sakata
Hands-on training:
Each group will rotate between the stations in 30-minute blocks. During the goniotomy station, participants will perform more than one procedure.
1st Station: GATT
2nd Station: Goniotomy (Tanito microhook, BANG, LAN microhook)
3rd Station: ABIC (iTrack)
Laser Wetlab
– World Glaucoma Association
Saturday, June 28
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Room 314
This wetlab will offer hands-on training in five glaucoma laser procedures, using three dedicated laser stations. The sponsoring companies are BVI (with ECP) and LightMed (with two SLT/Yag and Photocoagulation laser platforms).
Participants will rotate in groups of 5 per station, with 30 minutes at each laser, practicing the techniques available on that device and receiving direct, one-on-one instruction. Artificial eyes will be used for simulation, allowing skill development within realistic limitations, tackling the following techniques: Endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP), Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation (G-Probe), Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation, Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT), YAG Laser Iridotomy.
Course:
Chairs: Victor Cvintal, Lisandro Sakata
Hands-on training:
Each group will rotate between three stations in 30-minute blocks.
1st Station: Endocyclophotocoagulation
2nd Station: Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (G-probe) and Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
3rd Station: YAG iridotomy and SLT
Trabeculectomy Wetlab
– World Glaucoma Association
Saturday, June 28
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room 314
This hands-on wetlab is designed for ophthalmic surgeons aiming to refine their skills in trabeculectomy, the gold standard procedure for glaucoma filtration surgery.
Participants will be guided through each critical step of the technique—from conjunctival dissection to scleral flap creation, sclerostomy, and flap closure—under expert supervision. The session will emphasize surgical precision, complication avoidance, and pearls for achieving long-term success.
Ideal for both early-career surgeons and those seeking to enhance their outcomes with trabeculectomy.
Program:
A didactic session follow by hands-on training focusing on every step of Trabeculectomy technique with continuous assistance from experienced instructors.
Course:
Chairs: Shamira Pereira, Victor Cvintal, Lisandro Sakata
Key Steps and Pearls in Trabeculectomy:
Shamira Pereira (Singapore) 20 minutes
Patient selection and preoperative planning, Conjunctival and scleral flap techniques, Antimetabolite application, Sclerostomy and iridectomy, Flap closure and titration, Postoperative management and complication avoidance.
Hands-On Wetlab: 70 minutes
Step-by-step supervised practice on trabeculectomy models
Focus on technique, tissue handling, and reproducibility
Individual feedback from experienced faculty