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Save the dateOctober 29, 202218:00 - 19:30 GMT+8

Organizer

Organizer: Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society – APGS

Phone: +63 9209469517

Contact Person: Angelique Torrano

Email: angelique.torrano@wearemci.com

Event Details

This APGS Masterclass will cover:

Combined Phaco-Filtering Surgery: Options, Tips & Tricks
How to Preserve Flow in Glaucoma Surgery

The October Masterclass will feature Prof. Prin Rojanapongpun and Prof Shamira Perera.

The session will run on Saturday 29 October 2022, 6:00 pm GMT+8, Singapore time.

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Agenda

18:00 - 18:05
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
18:05 - 18:35
Combined Phaco-Filtering Surgery: Options, Tips & Tricks
Combined Phaco-Filtering Surgery: Options, Tips & Tricks
Prin Rojanapongpun
Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Combined phaco/IOL and filtering surgery could achieve visual improvement and effective IOP control for coexisting cataract and glaucoma. However, there are added complications from combining the two procedures, which make postoperative management more demanding. The availability of new devices provides variations in techniques and influent the outcomes. It seems different devices result in different IOP targets. The type of glaucoma also affects the outcome of combined surgery. A practical appr...
Combined phaco/IOL and filtering surgery could achieve visual improvement and effective IOP control for coexisting cataract and glaucoma. However, there are added complications from combining the two procedures, which make postoperative management more demanding. The availability of new devices provides variations in techniques and influent the outcomes. It seems different devices result in different IOP targets. The type of glaucoma also affects the outcome of combined surgery. A practical approach guideline will be provided and discussed. The surgical footage will demonstrate a combined Phaco-ExPress mini-shunt and Phaco-Xen micro-stent. The content includes many essential tips and tricks in combined surgery, emphasizing the technique's specific details in a stepwise manner.
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18:35 - 18:55
How to Preserve Flow in Glaucoma Surgery
How to Preserve Flow in Glaucoma Surgery
Shamira Perera
Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director for Complex Anterior Segment Surgery of Singapore National Eye Centre
We discuss the short-term results of my results with the Preserflo implant and offer our comparative data. Attendees will be introduced to the place for subconjunctival devices in their armamentarium, what to expect and what not to expect from the drive and finally tips and tricks with its post op management.”
18:55 - 19:15
Live Q&A
Live Q&A
All viewers can submit questions in the chat box, which will be reviewed. Only selected questions will be discussed.

Speakers

Shamira Perera

Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director for Complex Anterior Segment Surgery of Singapore National Eye Centre

Prin Rojanapongpun

Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Prin Rojanapongpun

Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Prof. Prin Rojanapongpun is a chairman and Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. He is also a consultant at Bumrungrad International and Sukumvit Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

He received his bachelor's degree in science and medical degree from Chulalongkorn University and did his ophthalmology residency at the same medical school and the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Dr. Rojanapongpun pursued his clinical glaucoma fellowship at the University of British Columbia under Professor Stephen Drance. He also did short glaucoma visiting fellowship at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Duke University, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. In 1993, he received a Japanese Ophthalmological Society scholarship to Dokkyo University in Japan.

Dr. Rojanapongpun holds senior positions in several professional ophthalmologic societies, including Executive Board of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS), President of the Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma Club (AACGC), Immediate Past President of South East Asia Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG), President of the Thai Glaucoma Society, Executive Board of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand, Advisory Board of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Immediate Past Council and Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) and Executive Board of Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS). He also serves as chair, committee, and consultant to many other national and supranational societies and industries.

Dr. Rojanapongpun is a distinguished glaucoma and cataract lecturer. He has received awards from AAO, ASCRS, APACRS, APAO, and the Red Cross Society. He’s been invited to teach and lecture in 17 countries in Asia and another 17 countries in America, Europe, Africa, and Australia (where several countries were visited multiple times). He’s delivered more than 300 lectures at national and international congresses. He performed live surgery in 7 countries and trained many surgeons to perform both cataract and glaucoma surgery. Dr. Rojanapongpun’s current major research interests include angle-closure glaucoma, the epidemiology, and diagnosis of glaucoma, as well as the medical and surgical management of patients with glaucoma. He has published in many domestic literatures and international peer-reviewed articles.

Xiulan Zhang, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC)

Xiulan Zhang, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC)

Dr Zhang ranked in the Expertscape 2022’s Top 30 Glaucoma Experts in the World. She was included in the Top 100 most influential people in ophthalmology in the Ophthalmologist Power List 2014.

She has received multiple awards including the Distinguished Service Award from APAO in 2021, Prestigious Achievement Award of Ophthalmic Image Analysis in 2019 and the Achievement Award from APAO in 2017.

Dr Zhang is very active in several ophthalmological societies and serve as a Board Member for APGS, AACGC and APOIS. She is a fellow of AAPPO, and was a Convener of the APAO Glaucoma Scientific Program in 2018 and 2019.

A prolific writer, she published 162 SCI articles with a Google Cite Index of 4200 and H41. She authored four books and published 10 translated versions of the WGA Consensus Series and The Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Guidelines.

Sponsors and Partners

An Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society Masterclass Sponsored By Santen

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome and Introduction

Combined Phaco-Filtering Surgery: Options, Tips & Tricks

Combined Phaco-Filtering Surgery: Options, Tips & Tricks

How to Preserve Flow in Glaucoma Surgery

How to Preserve Flow in Glaucoma Surgery

Live Q&A

Live Q&A

Shamira Perera

Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director for Complex Anterior Segment Surgery of Singapore National Eye Centre

Prin Rojanapongpun

Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Xiulan Zhang, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC)

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