Scientific Program
Timetable
BRIGHTFOCUS GLAUCOMA FAST TRACK
ISER & BRIGHTFOCUS GLAUCOMA SYMPOSIUM
A special session on Communication & Collaboration will be held exclusively for all Travel Fellows attending the 2025 meeting. This session, presented by communication expert Bri McWhorter will take place on October 7 from 4:00-6:00 pm, followed by a Networking Dinner. Attendance to this event is mandatory for all Travel Awardees.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Anthony Khawaja, MD, PhD
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
“The complex genetics of glaucoma: biological insights and clinical prediction”
Carol Toris, PhD
The Ohio State University, USA
“The Ins and Outs of the Eye’s Aqueous Humor”
Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong, PhD
University of California Davis, USA
“Axonal mitochondria and the starry night”
MODERATORS
The Organizing Committee is glad to announce the following sessions’ moderators:
Inas Aboobakar – Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
Mike Anderson – University of Iowa
Revathi Balasubramaniam – Columbia University
Abe Clark – University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Silmara de Lima – University of Pittsburgh
Eldon Geisert – Emory University
Kate Keller – Oregon Health & Science University
Markus Kuehn – University of Iowa
Diana Lozano – Oregon Health Sciences University Emory University
Weiming Mao – Indiana University School of Medicine
Nick Marsh-Armstrong – University of California-Davis
Fiona McDonnell – University of Utah
Yvonne Ou – University of California-San Francisco
Donna Peters – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Heberto Quintero – University of Montreal Hospital Research Center – CRCHUM
Babak Safa – University of South Florida
Tasneem Sharma – Indiana University School of Medicine