Comparative study evaluating nocturnal ocular blood flow, BP and IOP in patients w/ OAG and control (Dr Nir Shoham)

26Jun2010 1435hrs presented at the COS Annual Meeting in Quebec City by Dr Nir Shoham. Really the take home message of this study is reduced nocturnal (Diastolic Ocular Perfusion Pressure) DOPP has a role in glaucoma.

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Trabectome surgery with and w/o cataract extraction: Outcomes in PXF versus POAG (Dr Jessica L Ting)

26Jun2010 1425hrs presented at the COS Annual Meeting in Quebec City by Dr Jessica L. Ting. The speaker refers to trabectome procedure as minimally invasive due to no conjunctival manipulation. In this study, they compared 677 Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) patients to 104 Pseudoexfoliaiton Glaucoma patients (PXFG.)

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Time and cost-benefit analysis of a collaborative web-based stereoscopic teleglaucoma care model (Dr Enitan Sogbesan)

Time and cost-benefit analysis of a collaborative web-based stereoscopic teleglaucoma care model (Dr Enitan Sogbesan)

collaborative care model can be used to improve patient access to care in order to reduce preventible blindness. In the discussed model that is in place,  there is a University of Alberta Telemedicine hub reading station with spokes that are capture stations in remote areas.

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A prospective study comparing topical corticosteroids versus NSAIDs on IOP & the hypertensive phase following Ahmed GV surgery (Dr Darana Yuen)

A prospective study comparing topical corticosteroids versus NSAIDs on IOP & the hypertensive phase following Ahmed GV surgery (Dr Darana Yuen)

Notes and comments regarding 26Jun2010 1355hrs presentation at the COS Annual Meeting in Quebec City by Dr Darana Yuen of University of Toronto Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

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The Ahmed versus Baerveldt (AVB) study 1-year follow-up results (Dr Panos Christakis)

The Ahmed versus Baerveldt (AVB) study 1-year follow-up results (Dr Panos Christakis)
Notes and comments regarding 26Jun2010 1345hrs presentation at the COS Annual Meeting in Quebec City by Dr Panos Christakis of University of Toronto Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual SciencesRead More

Incorporating glaucoma risk factors in clinical trials (Dr Marcelo Nicolela)

In this talk, Dr Nicolela sets out to discuss how to incorporate risk factors into our clinical decisions about patients with glaucoma.

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