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Top-Five of the Russian Glaucoma Society Meeting
Moscow, Russia, December 2-3, 2016

Sergey Petrov

The RGS Annual Congress was held on 2 and 3 December in Moscow (Russia). More than 1,200 physicians from 11 countries and 146 cities came to the Congress.

1. Professor Andrew Zolotaryev (Samara) reviewed recent data on the anatomy and functions of the uveoscleral outflow. He reported on the results of morphological studies on the uveoscleral outflow and presented clinical data on the efficacy of various modalities for its activation. The author concluded that better uveoscleral outflow preserves vision in glaucoma.
2. The President of the Russian Glaucoma Society Professor Eugeny Egorov (Moscow) reported on the results of multi-center clinical trial on the efficacy of POAG surgery (i.e., trabeculectomy and NPDS) performed in eight CIS countries (20 clinical centers) on 324 eyes. Sixty-seven percent of patients underwent highly effective trabeculectomy characterized by a later start of hypotensive treatment (15-21 months after the trab). After NPDS, glaucoma therapy was restarted 1.4- 1.7 times earlier.
3. Professor Alexander Kuroyedov (Moscow) reported on the underestimated use of clinical epidemiological findings in clinical practice. In the recent 11 years, 15 multi-center glaucoma trials on its clinical epidemiological characteristics, IOP-lowering therapy, and surgery were performed in Russia. The author concluded that the multi-center trials provide novel insight into the issue of the reliability of the data obtained. Modern clinical epidemiological studies also help to develop recommendations on glaucoma diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
4. The Secretary of Russian Glaucoma Society Sergey Petrov (Moscow) reported on the current international approaches to the initial glaucoma therapy according to the European, Asian, and USA recommendations. Results of the surveys of ophthalmologists from various countries were compared with the results of Russian trials. The trends in the Russian market of glaucoma medications were analyzed as well.
5. Associate professor of the Department of Criminal Law (Academy of Russian Investigating Committee, Novosibirsk) Nataly Morozova addressed actual issues of patient confidentiality. Her examples referred to the verbal disclosure of health information and medical photos shared to social media networks as well as the organization of outpatient reception which might be coupled with the violation of law. The key topic of the discussion was the legality of off-label agents use in Russia.