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Moscow, December 3, 2026, 15:00 - 18:00

XV International symposium
focus on innovations in diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma and comorbidities

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About symposium

Dear colleagues, we invite you to take part in the XV International Webinar «Controversies in Glaucoma: a focus on innovations in diagnostics and treatment of glaucoma and comorbidities», which will be held on December 3, 2026 at 3 p.m. (Moscow time).

Recent decades have seen significant breakthroughs in the technological approaches to glaucoma—spanning diagnosis, treatment, and surgical techniques—driven by the rapid adoption of digital innovations and artificial intelligence across all fields of medicine. Coupled with the trend toward personalized care, these developments are transforming the entire paradigm of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment. We are only at the beginning of this journey. The aim of our symposium is to introduce physicians to these new advancements and invite them to join the discussion.

Leading international experts from Russia, China, Germany, Switzerland, Guatemala, and Hong Kong will participate in this year's symposium. The project author and coordinator is Prof. N.I. Kurysheva. The teleconference moderators are Prof. N.I. Kurysheva, Prof. I.L. Simakova, and Prof. S.Yu. Petrov.

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Reporter

Norbert Pfeiffer
Norbert Pfeiffer
Germany

Professor Norbert Pfeiffer is a German ophthalmologist and Professor of Ophthalmology at Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany. He served as Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Universitätsmedizin Mainz from 1996 until his retirement in 2025. During his career, he also held senior institutional leadership roles at Universitätsmedizin Mainz, including Medical Director and Chairman of the Executive Board. Professor Pfeiffer served as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Glaucoma Society from 2005 to 2009 and was President of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) in 2005/06. He is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the European Academy of Ophthalmology, and the Glaucoma Research Society. His research has focused on glaucoma, including its pathophysiology, early diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment, aqueous humour dynamics, genetic and molecular aspects of disease, and ophthalmic imaging. He was a member of the European Glaucoma Prevention Study (EGPS) Group, which conducted a multicentre randomised clinical trial evaluating whether intraocular-pressure lowering with dorzolamide could prevent or delay the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma in individuals with ocular hypertension. Professor Pfeiffer has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. His clinical and academic work encompasses the diagnosis and management of glaucoma, including medical therapy and glaucoma surgery, as well as the use of ophthalmic imaging for risk stratification and objective assessment of glaucomatous damage. He has received several professional awards, including the Prix Galien for pharmacological developments in glaucoma therapy and the Glaucoma Award of the German Ophthalmological Society.

Poemen Pui Man Chan
Poemen Pui Man Chan
Hong Kong

Dr. Poemen Pui Man Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Associate Consultant at Hong Kong Eye Hospital. He is Associate Director of the Lam Kin Chung–Jet King-Shing Ho Glaucoma Treatment and Research Centre and Programme Director for glaucoma surgery within the university’s Ophthalmic Microsurgical Training Programme. He is also a founding member and Council Member of the Hong Kong Glaucoma Society. His research interests include risk assessment and management of ocular hypertension, primary angle-closure glaucoma, normal-tension glaucoma, and new glaucoma surgical techniques and devices. His work focuses on anterior-segment imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT angiography for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment guidance, as well as the cost-effectiveness of glaucoma care and strategies to reduce medication burden and improve quality of life. Dr. Chan led the medical treatment section of the fourth edition of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Guidelines and contributed to World Glaucoma Association consensus publications on angle-closure disease. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 indexed publications and received the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award in 2023 and Distinguished Service Award in 2025.

Asan Kochkorov
Asan Kochkorov
Switzerland

Natalia I. Kurysheva
Natalia I. Kurysheva
Russia

Dr. of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Eye Diseases of the Federal Medical and Biological University of Innovations and Continuing Education of the FMBA of Russia; Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the APO of the FSBI FNCC of the FMBA of Russia; Head of the Consultative and Diagnostic Department of the Center of Ophthalmology of the FMBA of Russia; a member of the European Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology; honorary member of the Italian Glaucoma Society; scientific supervisor and coordinator of the Federal Target Group Programs «Glaucoma Opticoneuropathy». Natalia is a representative of Russian Ophthalmology in the European Association of Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine. The research interests: etiology, pathogenesis, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma, neuroprotection, angle-closure, normotensive and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, retinal diseases. For the last 10 years, she has been studying new methods of optic nerve and retina visualization in glaucoma, the progression of the disease, and ocular blood flow and the personalized treatment of the primary angle clouser. Author of more than 300 scientific papers, including 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 10 monographs on the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and ocular blood flow, as well as 10 patents for inventions. Member of the editorial board of the National Journal of Glaucoma (Russia) and Ophthalmology Journal (Russia), a reviewer of the British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO), Bulletin of Ophthalmology and other prominent international journals. She was awarded by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for scientific research on topical issues of fundamental and applied science in the field of education, achievements in the training of highly qualified specialists, for the introduction of new forms and methods of teaching in the educational process. The author of two recent monographs: COVID-19 and visual organ damage, 2021, and Dry age-related macular degenerations, 2021, a member of International Optical Circulation Society (IOCS).

Yangfan Yang
Yangfan Yang
China

Yangfan Yang, MD, PhD, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist of Glaucoma and PhD Supervisor at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University; Principal Investigator at the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology; and Deputy Director of the Department of Ophthalmology at Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine. She is a Standing Committee Member of the Guangdong Medical Association Ophthalmology Committee, Vice Chair of the Guangdong Medical Association International Medical Care Committee, and Vice Chair of the Guangdong Medical Association Internet Healthcare Committee. She has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Medical Talent of Guangdong Province, China. She is Principal Investigator of more than 10 research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other national and provincial programs. Published 55 articles as first or corresponding author in journals including JAMA Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Holder of 6 authorized Chinese patents.

Carlo Enrico Traverso
Carlo Enrico Traverso
Italy

Professor Carlo Enrico Traverso, MD, contributes to the Ophthalmology Residency Program and Orthoptics Degree Program at the University of Genoa. He served as Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Genoa from 2010 to 2024 and as Director of the U.O.C. Oculistica Clinic at Ospedale Policlinico San Martino and of the University of Genoa Ophthalmology Residency Program from 2009 to 2024. He is President of the Alliance of European Ophthalmological Scientific Societies (EUEYE), Chairman of the European Glaucoma Society Foundation, and a Board Member of Fondazione Istituto David Chiossone in Genoa. From 2001 to 2024, he served as Medical Director of Fondazione Banca degli Occhi Melvin Jones in Genoa. His clinical and academic activities focus on the anterior segment of the eye, including cataract surgery, glaucoma, corneal disease and surgery, and refractive surgery. His research has made important contributions to glaucoma and to corneal cell therapy and stem-cell transplantation. His research includes fundamental work on corneal cell therapy and stem-cell transplantation, with publications in The Lancet demonstrating the principle and its clinical application in humans. Professor Traverso completed a two-year fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and worked as Senior Staff at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. He currently maintains private clinical practice at Casa della Salute in Genoa and Savona. He has received an award from the Italian Ophthalmological Society for Clinical Research, the AIRCMO Award for research on corneal stem cells, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award and Senior Achievement Award, and ARVO Silver Fellowship.

Abdelwahhab Azzawi
Abdelwahhab Azzawi
Germany

Dr. Abdelwahhab Azzawi is Head of Center and Lead Ophthalmic Surgeon at Azzawi Eye Centers in Großenhain and Gröditz, Germany. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO), a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow [MRCPS (Glasg)], and a Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London (MRCOphth). Since 2018, he has served as an official examiner for the European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma in Paris. His professional interests include clinical and surgical ophthalmology, quality and safety in ophthalmic care, postgraduate medical education, and ophthalmic competency assessment. Dr. Azzawi has broad clinical, surgical, and academic experience across Germany, Syria, and Yemen. His previous appointments include Consultant Ophthalmologist at Städtisches Klinikum Dresden; Ophthalmic Surgeon at Augenzentrum Neu-Ulm and University Hospital Giessen; and Consultant and University Lecturer at University Hospital Giessen and Justus Liebig University Giessen. He also served as Consultant and Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Aideed Charity Hospital and as a Visiting Lecturer at Aden University, Yemen.

Sergey Petrov
Sergey Petrov
Moscow, Russian Federation

Sergey Yuryevich Petrov is a Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Glaucoma Department at the Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, and Professor in the Department of Continuing Medical Education. He is an ophthalmologist of the highest qualification category and a member of the Russian Expert Council on Glaucoma, the European Glaucoma Society, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery. He served as Secretary of the Russian Glaucoma Society from 2016 to 2020 and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the National Journal of Glaucoma from 2010 to 2020. His clinical and research interests include the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, the refinement of non-penetrating glaucoma procedures, and strategies to prolong the intraocular pressure-lowering effects of surgery. His surgical practice includes non-penetrating deep sclerectomy, trabeculectomy, and glaucoma drainage device implantation. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 scientific publications, national glaucoma guidelines, and practical manuals for ophthalmologists. His publications include Glaucoma: A National Guide, National Glaucoma Guidelines for Practicing Physicians, Trabeculectomy: Practical Tips, and Complications of Glaucoma Drainage Surgery.

Lucía Silva
Lucía Silva
Guatemala

Lucía Silva, MD, is an ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist from Guatemala. She received her medical degree from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala and completed her ophthalmology residency and fellowship training in cataract and glaucoma surgery at the National Ophthalmology Unit of Guatemala. Since 2015, she has been part of the ophthalmology staff at Visualiza Eye Clinic, one of the largest eye care organizations in Central America, where she combines clinical and surgical practice with leadership, education, and research. She was appointed Medical Director of Visualiza in 2017 and has since contributed to the development and implementation of clinical and surgical protocols, quality improvement initiatives, continuing medical education programs, and strategies to expand access to comprehensive eye care for underserved populations. Dr. Silva’s clinical and academic interests focus on glaucoma surgery, including combined cataract and glaucoma procedures, angle-based surgery, and sustainable approaches suited to high-volume and resource-limited settings. She has supported the growth of Visualiza’s Research Department and participates in clinical research in glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgery, emphasizing real-world evidence and strengthening ophthalmic research capacity in Guatemala and other resource-limited settings. Her broader interests include global ophthalmology, medical education, and gender equity in eye health. She completed the Surgical Leadership Program at Harvard Medical School and is a member of Seva Foundation’s International Medical Directors Council and the Advisory Council of Women Leaders in Eye Health.

Irina L. Simakova
Irina L. Simakova
Russia

Irina L. Simakova – Dr. of Med. Sci., Professor, Professor of the Ophthalmology Department named after Professor V.V. Volkov, the Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov, full member of the Expert Council of the Russian Glaucoma Society, member of the dissertation council D 07.2.002.05, acting on the basis of the Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov. ORCID 0000-0001-8389-0421. I.L. Simakova – representative of the scientific school of Professor V.V. Volkov (1921-2019). The scientific focus of her professional activity is the early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. In addition, the range of scientific interests includes the development of new methods of computer perimetry and their improvement, the study of the diagnostic effectiveness of the most common methods of computer perimetry in the Russian Federation in combination with the morphometry of the optic nerve head in early diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma, issues of military medical expertise and related rare clinical cases of eye pathology. In 2003, I.L. Simakova together with scientists from the Department of Applied Mathematics of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, for the first time in Russia, a modification of a new technology of non-standard perimetry –perimetry with doubling of spatial frequency (Frequency Doubling Technology Perimetry) was developed in the form of a software product for cathode ray monitors. In 2022, as part of research work, the software version of this modification of the FDT perimetry for liquid crystal monitors was improved and adapted to the prototype of the first Russian portable automatic perimeter “Stimulus”, which was developed in 2018 by the domestic company “Total Vision”, which was a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation. The results showed the high efficiency of the advanced FDT perimetry program based on the Stimulus helmet perimeter in the early diagnosis of glaucoma, as well as their good coincidence with the data of the previous FDT perimetry modification.

Program

December 3, 2026
15.00
The opening remarks
15.00 - 15.15
speaker
Mindfulness: Stress Reduction and Glaucoma

Pfeiffer N., Germany

15.00 - 15.15
15.15 - 15.30
speaker
New horizons in glaucoma treatment

Chan P.P.M., Hong Kong

15.15 - 15.30
15.30 - 15.45
speaker
Innovations in the treatment of glaucoma in uveitis

Kochkorov A., Switzerland

15.30 - 15.45
15.45 - 16.00
speaker
Innovations and personalized treatment of glaucoma (with the support of Viatris)

Kurysheva N., Russia

15.45 - 16.00
16.00 - 16.15
speaker
Responsiveness to Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: the LiGHT China Trial

Yang Y., China

16.00 - 16.15
16.15 - 16.30
speaker
Some innovations for preventing complications of glaucoma surgery

Traverso C.E., Italy

16.15 - 16.30
16.30 - 16.40
speaker
The new improvements in Deep sclerectomy

Azzawi A., Germany

16.30 - 16.40
16.40 - 16.50
speaker
Personalized surgery for glaucoma treatment

Petrov S., Moscow, Russian Federation

16.40 - 16.50
16.50 - 16.55
Discussion
16.55 - 17.05
Features of the posterior chamber in angle closure glaucoma: what is new in treatment

Liang Y., China

16.55 - 17.05
17.05 - 17.15
Analysis of anterior chamber angle dysgenesis in juvenile glaucoma

Wang H., China

17.05 - 17.15
17.15 - 17.25
speaker
New options in the monitoring and treatment of comorbid diseases

Kurysheva N., Russia

17.15 - 17.25
17.25 - 17.35
speaker
Innovations in the pathogenesis-oriented treatment of glaucoma (with the support of Bausch+Lomb)

Kurysheva N., Russia

17.25 - 17.35
17.35 - 17.45
speaker
Artificial intelligence in screening for glaucoma and related ophthalmopathologies

Silva L., Guatemala

17.35 - 17.45
17.45 - 18.00
speaker
Innovations in functional diagnostics of glaucoma and associated ophthalmopathology

Simakova I.L., Russia

17.45 - 18.00
18.00
Final Discussion and webinar closing
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