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From the WGA Executive Office
Professor Robert D. Fechtner, Executive Vice President
Dear readers,
The 7th WGC-2017 will be taking place in less than six months from now. We are grateful to the WGC-2017 Program Planning Committee for setting up a highly interesting program suitable to all interests within the field of Glaucoma. Click here to view the full program.
The WGC-2017 program includes the following topics:
- Surgery and wound healing
- Medical treatment and non-incisional surgery
- Laboratory sciences
- IOP physiology and pathophysiology
- Structural and functional testing
- Epidemiology, quality of life and health economics
- Genetics, genomics and biomarkers
Alongside the official WGC-2017 Congress, the WGA has organized special events, such as the Congress Party at the Kulosaaren Casino ‒ a beautiful restaurant on a private island at Helsinki’s seaside, and more spectacular, the Finnish Glaucoma Society’s 20th Anniversary Concert! This classical event is being held at the Temppeliaukio Church, ‘the Rock Church’, one of Helsinki’s ‘must-see’ highlights.
World Glaucoma Week 2017 will again be launched via the BIG - is Better In Glaucoma campaign. The campaign aims to stimulate all glaucoma stakeholders to organize an awareness event from March 12–18, 2017 to target people at risk and providing useful information for the close relatives of glaucoma patients. To post your event on the WGW world map or get inspiration, please visit the WGW website or Facebook page.
Please enjoy this IGR and let me know your thoughts regarding all WGA initiatives. You can reach me at Fechtner@worldglaucoma.com . You can also contact our WGA Executive Office (info@worldglaucoma.org ) if you need any information or have questions on IGR or WGA-related matters.
