ICC 8

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Level: Intermediate

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Dr Sayeh Pourjavan, MD, PhD

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Delta, CHIREC Hospital Group, Brussels

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Prof. Nathalie Collignon, MD, PhD

Department of Ophthalmology, CHU de Liège, Liège

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Glaucoma management is increasingly shifting toward earlier, more proactive intervention to reduce disease progression while maintaining patients' quality of life.

This course will focus on the practical implementation of interventional glaucoma management, from the early stages of the disease onwards. We will discuss when and how to use laser treatment, including SLT and YAG laser procedures, and how to integrate these techniques into the glaucoma treatment pathway. Particular attention will be given to when topical IOP-lowering therapy should be initiated or added, taking into account disease severity, risk of progression, treatment burden, adherence and quality of life.

Finally, the symposium will explore when medical and laser treatment are no longer sufficient and when to move towards MIGS, providing a practical, patient-centred approach to selecting and sequencing the available treatment options throughout the course of glaucoma. 

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