Surgical Innovations in Glaucoma

There is a revolution in new glaucoma surgical techniques. New glaucoma surgical devices are taking precedence in glaucoma surgery, with the new surgeries drastically cutting down on the chances for patient infection as well as higher success rates compared to the older types of surgery.

Surgical Innovations in Glaucoma is the only book of its kind written by the top experts in the field, from inventors, clinical trial investigators, and top specialists experienced with the new devices. Written for general ophthalmologists who perform glaucoma surgery, the text walks the reader through the what, where, when, and how of the new glaucoma surgical tools, and includes supplementary online how-to videos for those interested in seeing the latest glaucoma procedures performed with these devices.

Dr. Samples co-authored and edited The Glaucoma Book with Paul Schacknow, was guest editor of Ophthalmic Genetics: Diagnosis and Therapy, and co-authored the complete edition of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Basic Science and Clinical Curriculum in Glaucoma,In addition to his clinical practices in Denver, CO and Portland, OR, Samples leads four glaucoma meetings a year: (1) Glaucoma at Snowmass in March (Co-director), (2) Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmology Society, 105 years old), a meeting alternating between California and Hawaii (Executive Secretary, (3) Glauocma Mini-Fellowship (9-year old meeting sponsored by University of California/San Francisco and co-directed with Dr Shan Lin, and (4) since 2002, he has run the Trabecular Meshwork Society, immediately prior to the American Society for Cell Biology.

Dr Ahmed, whose clinical practice is in Toronto, Canada, is co-chair of the largest Surgical Innovations in Glaucoma meeting, a multi-sponsored one-day event.