Ana María Vásquez, MD
President, Latin American Glaucoma Society

María Fernanda Delgado,MD  
Secretary, Latin American Glaucoma Society

Jesús Jiménez Román, MD
Director of the Education Committee, Latin American Glaucoma Society

To move from awareness to action by promoting early detection, addressing real-world barriers, integrating risk factors beyond intraocular pressure, and strengthening evidence-based clinical decision-making to prevent blindness from glaucoma in Latin America.

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1. Institutional opening
 

Welcome and introduction to the webinar
Ana María Vásquez, MD
 

2. Lecture
 

Projection of the global burden of glaucoma by 2040: implications for Latin America
Fabián Lerner, MD
 

3. Regional overview

Latin American experience in awareness and access to care
Marcelo Hatanaka, MD
 

What are we doing in our countries to raise awareness about glaucoma and promote early detection?

Brazil:             Heloisa Russ, MD
Colombia:     Sandra Belalcázar, MD
Mexico:          Marina Ramírez, MD
Argentina:    Alejo Peyret, MD
 

4. Strategic clinical lecture

Why do people go blind from glaucoma?
Remo Susanna Jr., MD
 

5. Regional overview

Jesús Jiménez Román, MD

What barriers do you face in your countries for early glaucoma diagnosis, and what strategies are you applying to overcome them?

Peru:            Guillermo Barreto, MD
Chile:           Andrés Gerhard, MD
Ecuador:     Carlos Luis Chacón, MD
Bolivia:         Denisse Aliaga, MD

6. Lectures – Implications for clinical practice

Evolution of surgical management in glaucoma
Paulo Augusto de Arruda Mello, MD

What has evidence and what is myth? Lifestyle and glaucoma
María Angélica Mousalli, MD

7. Regional overview

Cristiano Caixeta, MD

What do you consider to be the main factors, beyond independent of intraocular pressure, that influence glaucoma progression in your country?
 

Venezuela – Marcos Boissiere, MD
Paraguay – Martín Arrúa, MD
Brazil – Jair Giampani, MD
Chile – Juan José Mura, MD

8. Regional evidence

Knowledge, habits, and risk perception of the Brazilian population regarding glaucoma
Emilio Suzuki, MD

9. Conclusions

Key message of the webinar: Lessons for Latin America
Daniel Grigera, MD