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
Non Member
Dr.Tarek SHAARAWY
Panelist
Non Member
Dr.Benjamin XU
Panelist
Yes
Non Member
Dr.Shamira Perera
Panelist
A26149
Dr.Mohammed Alhemyari
Panelist
Yes
P09569
Dr.Amit Porwal
Moderator
Yes
S16595
Dr.Riddhi Shah Dharia
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration : YES
Speaker
Yes
G11293
Dr.Saumendra Nath Ghose
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration : NO
Speaker
G12769
Dr.Alokesh Ganguly
Escalating treatment in eyes with OCT-RNFL progression alone without visual field deterioration
Speaker
Yes
D15169
Dr.Sasmita Das
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS vs Trabeculectomy
Speaker
Yes
S09506
Dr.Vijay Shetty
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: Trabeculectomy
Speaker
D11182
Dr.Deshpande Nitin Suhas
Medically uncontrolled moderate glaucoma: MIGS
Speaker
Yes
C10679
Dr.Reena Manchanda Choudhry
Trabecular bypass: Stenting is better
Speaker
Withdrawn
R13547
Dr.Aparna Rao
Trabecular bypass: Cutting is better
Speaker
Yes
D12770
Dr.Dipanjan Pal
Trabecular bypass: Stenting vs Cutting
Speaker
M16856
Dr.Madhavi Ramanatha Pillai
GATT 360 Degrees Is the Most Effective Trabecular MIGS
Speaker
Yes
T24280
Dr.Dodum Tara Techi
Limited Angle Surgery [KDB/BANG] Is a Better Option Than GATT
Speaker
Yes
M12691
Dr.Devendra Maheshwari
GATT 360 Degrees vs. Limited Angle Surgery
Speaker
P25912
Dr.Arnav Panigrahi
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes
Speaker
G22360
Dr.Gazella Bruce Warjri
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? No
Speaker
B11484
Dr.Shantha Balekudaru
Progressive normal tension glaucoma, is there a role for surgery? Yes / No
Speaker
Yes
