Scientific Program
GP134 - Hot Topics in Glaucoma : The Grand Glaucoma Debate of AIOS 2026
Date
14/03/2026
Hall
Meeting Room L-06 & 07
From
10:15
To
11:25
Summary
Panelist : Tarek Shaarawy, Benjamin Xu, Shamira Perera, Mohammed Alhemyari Moderator : Amit Porwal Each talk: 4 minutes duration. Debate summary: 2 minutes duration. Comment by Panelist: 4 minutes duration. 1. Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration: YES - Riddhi Shah Dharia. (AIOS Membership No: S16595) Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration: NO – Saumendranath Ghose. Debate Summary: Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration. – Alokesh Ganguly. 2. Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS. – Sasmita Das. Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: Trabeculectomy. – Vijay Shetty. Debate summary: Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS vs Trabeculectomy. – Deshpande Nitin Suhas. 3. Trabecular bypass: Stenting is better. – Reena Manchanda Choudhry. Trabecular bypass: Cutting is better. – Aparna Rao. Debate summary: Trabecular bypass: Stenting vs Cutting. – Dipanjan Pal. 4. GATT 360 Degrees Is the Most Effective Trabecular MIGS – Madhavi Ramanatha Pillai. Limited Angle Surgery [KDB/BANG] Is a Better Option Than GATT- Dodum Tara Techi. Debate Summary: GATT 360 Degrees vs. Limited Angle Surgery – Devendra Maheshwari. 5. Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes. – Arnav Panigrahi. Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? No. – Gazella Bruce Wajri. Debate Summary: Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes / No. – Shantha Balekudaru.
Membership No
Name
Topic
Role
Duration
Consented
B11484
Dr.Shantha Balekudaru
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes / No
Speaker
Yes
M12691
Dr.Devendra Maheshwari
GATT 360 Degrees vs. Limited Angle Surgery
Speaker
S09506
Dr.Vijay Shetty
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: Trabeculectomy
Speaker
C10679
Dr.Reena Manchanda Choudhry
Trabecular bypass: Stenting is better
Speaker
Withdrawn
P09569
Dr.Amit Porwal
Moderator
Yes
G11293
Dr.Saumendra Nath Ghose
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration : NO
Speaker
D15169
Dr.Sasmita Das
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS vs Trabeculectomy
Speaker
Yes
R13547
Dr.Aparna Rao
Trabecular bypass: Cutting is better
Speaker
Yes
D12770
Dr.Dipanjan Pal
Trabecular bypass: Stenting vs Cutting
Speaker
G12769
Dr.Alokesh Ganguly
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration
Speaker
Yes
S16595
Dr.Riddhi Shah Dharia
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration : YES
Speaker
Yes
M16856
Dr.Madhavi Ramanatha Pillai
GATT 360 Degrees Is the Most Effective Trabecular MIGS
Speaker
Yes
D11182
Dr.Deshpande Nitin Suhas
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS
Speaker
Yes
G22360
Dr.Gazella Bruce Warjri
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? No
Speaker
Non Member
Dr.Shamira Perera
Panelist
T24280
Dr.Dodum Tara Techi
Limited Angle Surgery [KDB/BANG] Is a Better Option Than GATT
Speaker
Yes
A26149
Dr.Mohammed Alhemyari
Panelist
Yes
P25912
Dr.Arnav Panigrahi
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes
Speaker
Non Member
Dr.Benjamin XU
Panelist
Yes
Non Member
Dr.Tarek SHAARAWY
Panelist
