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WORLD GLAUCOMA CONGRESS |
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Newsletter September 2009 |
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The
Global Glaucoma Network |
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We are proud to let you know that the 3rd
World Glaucoma Congress, held in Boston,
was a tremendous success!
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In this newsletter you find information about the
following:
 Kuldev
Singh, WGA Executive Vice President about WGC-2009
Photos
on-line available now
World
Glaucoma Congress in a nutshell
Global
Assembly & Opening Ceremony
Society
posters
Social
program
Closing
Ceremony & WGC-2009 Poster Recognitions
WGC-2009
Exhibition
WGA booth
CME
Accreditation
WGC 2011
WGC-2009
sponsors & exhibitors
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 Dear Colleagues,
Boston 2009 was the largest World Glaucoma Congress to date. In all, 2666
participants from over 90 countries attended the meeting. The regional
breakdown of attendees included Europe
(36%) Asia
(25%) North America
(22%) South and Central America
(13%) Africa (3%) and Australia
(1%). The fact that almost 4 out of 5 attendees came from outside the host
continent reflects the truly global nature of the Congress and the World
Glaucoma Association.
The scientific program of the meeting, co-chaired by Dennis Lam, Jeff
Liebmann, Choka Melamed and Joel Schuman was very well received. The Local
Organizing Committee co-chaired by Lou Pasquale and David Greenfield and
including Teresa Chen, Paul Cottran, Tom Hutchinson, Cindie Mattox, Doug
Rhee, Brad Shingleton and Martin Wand provided a most hospitable
atmosphere. The venue was superb. Robert Langer a noted biomedical inventor
at MIT and Robert Merton a Nobel Prize winning economist from Harvard Business School,
gave extraordinary keynote presentations. Plans are underway for the next
World Glaucoma Congress which will be hosted by the European Glaucoma
Society in 2011.
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Please click here to find a selection of photos
taken during the Congress. |
- 2666 delegates from 93 different countries
- full 3-day display of 555 posters
- 8709 square feet of exhibition
- 45 exhibition booths
- over 70 different participating Glaucoma Societies
- 73 oral sessions (symposia, courses, industry
symposia, etc.)
- 271 faculty members
- 13 symposia organized by 20 different WGA member
Glaucoma Societies
From Wednesday
July 8 to Saturday July 11 the 3rd World Glaucoma Congress took place at
the Hynes Convention Center.
Over 2600 glaucoma experts from all over the world came to one of the most
historical cities of the US
to participate in the 3rd edition of the Congress.
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The Global
Assembly was held on Wednesday July 8. Representatives from
almost all 75 Glaucoma members societies participated. At the start of the
meeting all 12 new member societies were presented to the audience. Since
WGC-2007, glaucoma societies of the following countries joined the WGA:
Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iran, Kenya, Latvia, Pakistan, Paraguay,
Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Saudi Arabia and Zambia. Important topics were
discussed like the 2nd World Glaucoma Day (March, 12, 2009), IGR and the
WGA consensus meetings. The Opening
Ceremony followed later that afternoon. During this session the
following WGA 2009 Science Awards were handed over:
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"The
Promise” to: Abott
Clark, MD |
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“The
Present” to: |
1. Harry A. Quigley, MD & Mark K. Walsh, MD |
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2. Robert N. Weinreb, MD & Christopher K.S. Leung, MD |
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3. Hiroshi Murata,
MD, Makoto Aihara,
MD, Makoto
Araie, MD |
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WGA
Founder’s Awards were presented to Erik Greve, Roger
Hitchings and
Robert Weinreb. |
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The special
WGA Recognition Award was given to Caroline
Greve-Geijssen |
The two keynote speeches were exceptional: Robert S. Langer and Robert C.
Merton. |
Representatives from glaucoma societies during Global Assembly
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WGA Science Award 2009 “The Promise” winner: Abott Clark
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Caroline Greve-Geijssen, WGA Special Recognition Award
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Keynote speaker:
Robert S. Langer
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Keynote speaker:
Robert C. Merton
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In addition to the scientific posters Glaucoma
Societies were asked to present a poster about their society. These
Society Posters described the major achievements of the Glaucoma Society
between July 2007 and July 2009 including meetings, best research,
awards, publication and promulgation. The posters are still available via
the Global Directory of Glaucoma Societies at the WGA website. |
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A Boston sound
at the
Welcome Reception
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WGC Banquet at the
Boston Public
Library
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During the Closing Ceremony on
Saturday, awards for the 3 best posters were handed over to:
1st prize: P005 PREVALENCE OF ANGLE-CLOSURE DISEASE IN A
KOREAN POPULATION: THE NAMIL STUDY REPORT, J.H. Lee, Inje University
Sanggye Paik Hospital, South Korea
2nd prize: P167 THE EFFECTS OF SIMULATED CATARACT ON
THRESHOLD MEASUREMENTS OF STANDARD AUTOMATED PERIMETRY, FREQUENCY
DOUBLING TECHNOLOGY, HEIDELBERG EDGE PERIMETRY AND THE MOORFIELDS
MOTION DISPLACEMENT TEST, A. Sinapis, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK
3rd prize: P184.1 FAST TRANSIENT VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL
CORRELATES WITH FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN GLAUCOMA, C.G.V. de
Moraes, Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary, USA
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Poster Recognition winners WGC-2009 together with
Makoto Araie, Remo Susanna Jr. and Kuldev Singh
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Over 8700 square feet of exhibition space were
booked for the WGC-2009. Below, you find a list of all WGC-2009 exhibitors
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Right in the middle of the Boston
Common, the WGA booth was situated. Many participants visited the booth
in order to receive a free copy of International Glaucoma Review. For
sale at the booth was the latest consensus book: Ocular Blood Flow and
of course all previous consensus publications (for more information
please click here).
The deadline for claiming your CME
credit is November 1, 2009. No credit requests will be processed after
the deadline.
The 4th World Glaucoma Congress will
be held in Europe
in July 2011. As soon as the venue and dates are confirmed this will be
announced via the WGA website.
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Mariska van der Veen,
Executive General Manager
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Platinum sponsors: |
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Bronze sponsors: |
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Other sponsors & exhibitors:
Accutome, Advanstar Eye Health Group, Aeon Astron Europe BV, Anteis
SA, ASCRS, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Clarity Medical Systems, EGS,
Ellex, Elsevier, ESCRS, EyeIC, Glaucoma Today, Glaukos Corporation,
Haag-Streit International, Heidelberg Engineering, ICare Finland, IOP
Inc. Iridex, Katena Products Inc, Lumenis, Inc, Medicare-HTM,
Medisoft Limited, NeoMedix, New World Medical, Inc., Keeler, Ocular
Surgery News, Oculus Optikgerate GmbH, OPKO Instrumentation, Optonol,
Optovue, Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Quantel Medical,
Reichert, Inc, Rumex International, Sensimed AG, Sonomed, The
Glaucoma Foundation, Topcon Medical Systems, TrueField Analyzer,
Vision for Vision, Wolters Kluwer Health, Ziemer Group
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