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XXIII Symposium of Bulgarian Glaucoma Society

Program

21 Mar 2025

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22 Mar 2025

Plovdiv,

Grand Hotel Plovdiv

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Program

21 March
Friday  – Moscow Hall
13:00 – 15.00
BGS General Assembly
15:00
Opening of the 23rd BGS Symposium
15:10 – 16:10
Session 1 "Glaucoma – Theory and Practice"
Moderators: Prof. Marieta Konareva-Kostyaneva, Assoc. Prof. Marin Atanasov
15:10-15:20
(1) Juvenile Glaucoma – What You Need to Know Today
Prof. Marieta Konareva – Konstaneva
15:20-15:30
(2) Onset and course of juvenile glaucoma – case studies
Dr. Snezhina Kostianeva – Zhelinska
15:30-15:40
(3) Angio OCT in Glaucoma
Dr. Vasil Katsarov
15:40-15:50
(4) OCT-A findings in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
Dr. Kristina Belcheva
15:50-16:00
(5) An unexpected outcome in diagnosis in a patient with suspected glaucoma
Dr. Nikolina Andonova
16:00-16:10
Discussion
16:10-16:40
Coffee break
16:40 – 18:20
Session 2 "Diagnostic Challenges"
Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Mladena Radeva, Dr. Vesela Mitkova-Hristova
16:40-16:50
(6) Cataract Extraction with Anterior Vitrectomy in Closed Angle
Dr. Iveta Nedyalkova
16:50-17:00
(7) Normal-pressure glaucoma: symptoms of Flammer syndrome and plasma endothelin-1 levels
Dr. Anita Kostadinova
17:00-17:10
(8) Hypertensive uveitis
Dr. Vesela Mitkova-Hristova
17:10-17:20
(9) The different glaucomas
Acad. Petia Vassileva
17:20-17:40
(10) Biomedica company presentation: Neurotrophic keratitis – therapeutic options
Prof. Alexander Oscar
17:40-17:50
(11) Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma
Dr. Stanka Uzunova
17:50-18:00
(12) Perimetry in Virtual Reality
Dr. Galina Petrova-Arslanova
18:00-18:10
(13) Are we prepared for artificial intelligence?
Assoc. Prof. Mladena Radeva
18:10-18:20
Discussion
18:20
End of the first day of the symposium and free evening program
22 March
Saturday  – Moscow Hall
9:00 – 10:50
Session 3 "Modern Treatment"
Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Daniela Mitova, Dr. Bisera Samsonova
9:00-9:10
(14) Normotensive Glaucoma – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Assoc. Prof. Daniela Mitova
9:10-9:20
(15) Secondary glaucoma with increased episcleral pressure. Differential diagnosis
Dr. Yana Rybalkina
9:20-9:30
(16) Clinical significance of the large excavation of the optic nerve. Differential diagnosis of glaucoma and non-glaucoma excavation of the papillae
Dr. Bisera Samsonova
9:30-9:50
(17) Santen Company Presentation: Because Glaucoma Treatment Requires an Individual Approach
Assoc. Prof. Marin Atanasov
9:50-10:00
(18) New Guidelines in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma
Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Kostova
10:00-10:10
(19) Pharmacotherapy after glaucoma surgery
Dr. Bilyana Mihova
10:10-10:30
(20) Antibiotic-Razgrad Company Presentation: Bimatoprost Duo ADB – Focus on the benefits in the treatment of Glaucoma
Dr. Bisera Samsonova
10:30-10:40
(21) Druzen of the papillae... maybe glaucoma?
Dr. Nikolay Dakov
10:40-10:50
Discussion
10:50-11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 13:15
Session 4 "Surgical treatment – a last resort or a means of choice"
Moderators: Prof. Snezhana Murgova, Dr. Nora Velikova
11:30-12:15
(22) World Medicine Company Presentation: Three Years of Comprehensive Care for Our Patients
Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Kostova
12:15-12:45
(23) Deciphering the MIGS maze
Guest lecturer Prof. Julian Garcia Feijoo, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
12:45-12:55
(24) Gonioscopically Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy-Methodology and First Results
Dr. Nora Velikova
12:55-13:05
(25) First results after Preserflo
Dr. Milena Milkova
13:05-13:15
Discussion
13:15-14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 17:20
Session 5 "Surgical Challenges"
Moderators: Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Kostova, Assoc. Prof. Marin Atanasov
14:30-15:00
(26) Keynote lecture
prof. Keith Barton, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London – with a special invitation from Thea Pharma
15:00-15:10
(27) Trabex vs Trabeculectomy
Dr. Alexander Kolchev
15:10-15:30
(28) FIDIA Pharma company presentation: A new partner of ophthalmologists in Bulgaria – from nutritional supplements to surgery
Assoc. Prof. Marin Atanasov
15:30-15:40
(29) Increased intraocular pressure after vitrectomy
Dr. Maria Zankova
15:40-16:10
Coffee break
16:10-16:20
(30) EAGLE on the horizon – perspective for patients with angle-closure glaucoma
Prof. Hristina Grupcheva
16:20-16:30
(31) Doctor-Patient Collaboration in Glaucoma Surgical Treatment
Prof. Botyo Angelov
16:30-16:40
(32) Modeling the filtration bleb in TE
Dr. Eva Ervantyan
16:40-16:50
(33) Long-term results after TE
Dr. Ivalina Yordanova
16:50-17:00
(34) Role of Cataract Surgery in Open Angle Glaucoma Patients
Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Kostova
17:00-17:10
Discussion
17:10-17:20
Announcement of awards for electronic poster and closing of the symposium
19:00
Official dinner at Bendida Restaurant | Grand Hotel Plovdiv