[vslist] Glaucoma Meeting Basel

[Anja Palmowski]

Dear all,

this is to announce the 'Glaucoma Meeting Basel 2003' which is going to t=
ake place in Basel, Switzerland 16.-17. October 2003
The main topics discussed will regard controversies in glaucoma therapy.=20
The programme, which is also posted at the conference website: www.unibas=
=2Ech/ophthalmo-meeting is as follows:

09:00	Introduction, Josef Flammer
	Session I
09:15	Glaucomatous optic neuropathy, Selim Org=FCl
09:45	Risk factors, Lutz Pillunat
10:15	Mechanisms of IOP increase, Ernst Tamm
10:45	Break
	Session II
11:30	Pathomechanisms of GON, Josef Flammer
12:00	Glaucoma: The forgotten masses, Tarek Shaarawy
12:30	Indications for IOP reductions and target IOP, Alain Bron
13:00	Lunch
	Session III
14:30	Ocular hypotensive lipids, Jurgen Drewe
15:00	Latanoprost (Xalatan), Thom Zimmerman=09
15:30	Bimatoprost (Lumigan), Stefano Gandolfi
16:00	Break
	Session IV
16:30	Travatoprost (Travatan), John Thygesen
17:00	Pros and cons of ocular hypotensive lipids, Norbert Pfeiffer
17:30	Beta-blockers and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (Cosopt), Ann Hoste

 Friday, October 17

	Session V
09:00	IOP lowering medications and blood supply, G=E1bor Holl=F3
09:30	Non-IOP lowering medications, Konstantin Gugleta
10:00	Invasive treatment: When?, Thierry Zeyen
10:30	Break
	Session VI
11:00	State of the art on laser treatment, John Thygesen
11:30	Cyclodestructive procedures, Ahti Tarkkanen
12:00	Combined surgery for cataract and glaucoma: phacovisco,=20
                Ke Yao
12:30	Lunch
	Session VII
14:00	Trabeculectomy, Roger Hitchings
14:30	Deep sclerectomy, Andr=E9 Mermoud
15:00	Trabeculectomy vs deep sclerectomy, Stephano Gandolfi
15:30	Break
	Session VIII
16:00	Drainage devices, Juhani Airaksinen
16:30	Modulation of wound healing, Peng Khaw

	Fankhauser Lecture
17:00	Future of Glaucoma, Michael Van Buskirk=20
               (Fankhauser Medal recipient)

17:30	Closing remarks, Tarek Shaarawy

Scientific programme directors:=09
Tarek Shaarawy, MD; Selim Org=FCl MD; Josef Flammer, MD

Registration deadline: 01.09.2003

Further Information may be obtained from:

Ms Daniela St=FCmpfig,=20
University Eye Clinic
Mittlere Strasse 91
P.O. Box;=09
CH-4012 Basel
Switzerland
Tel:	+41-61-265 87 18 or 321 59 62
Fax:	+41-61-265 86 52
e-mail:                     daniela.stuempfig@unibas.ch=20
Homepage:	www.unibas.ch/ophthalmo-meeting=20
Language of conference:	english=20