Another Year of Progress Through Research

Conference Agenda

Saturday, October 23, 2010
8:45 am to 9:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am to 9:35 am	Introduction - Julia Haller – Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Wills Eye Institute
9:40 am to 9:55 am	Guest Speaker - Cherie Bank, former NBC 10 medical reporter
10:00 am to 10:15 am	Epidemiology of glaucoma– Jeff Henderer, MD
10:20 am to 10:35 am	What eye pressure is safe for me – Rachel Niknam, MD
10:40 am to 11:25 am	Is a Seeing Eye Dog right for you? – Ray Kornman, The Seeing Eye, Inc
11:30 am to 11:45 am	The effects of Glaucoma on the ability to function – George Spaeth, MD
11:50 am to 12:05 am	How does your doctor decide if your condition is deteriorating?  How do we measure progression? – Marlene Moster, MD
12:10 am to 12:55 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm	Effective patient-doctor communication- Courtland Schmidt, MD
1:20 pm to 1:50 pm	Maximize the 5 to reach 100% Independence.-Tools and techniques for using all your senses productively – Jule Ann Lieberman, EZ2C Foundation
1:55 pm to 2:10 pm	Laser iridotomy for narrow angels – Scott Fudemberg, MD
2:15 pm to 2:30 pm	Glaucoma:  Looking into the future – Jay Katz, MD
2:35 pm to 2:50 pm	Limitations of eye drops  – Jonathan Myers, MD (videotaped)

Glaucoma and Vision Screenings throughout the day