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  • Robert N. Shaffer Lecture

    Below is a listing of past lecturers and titles for the Robert N. Shaffer Lecture. Launched before 1980, the Robert N. Shaffer Lecture takes place during the symposia cosponsored by Prevent Blindness at the Academy's annual meeting.

    2023

    SYM29
    Expanding the Reach of Glaucoma Care: Out-of-Office Testing and Telemedicine
    L. Jay Katz, MD

    2022

    SYM04
    Elevating Glaucoma Research Through Diversity
    Michael V. Drake, MD

    2021

    SYM42
    Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis: An Evidence-Based Guide to Minimizing Overtreatment and Undertreatment of Patients with Glaucoma
    Dale K. Heuer, MD

    2020

    SYM50
    The Future of Glaucoma Care
    David S. Friedman, MD, MPH, PhD

    2019

    SYM33
    The Future of Vision Restoration in Glaucoma
    Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD

    2018

    SYM19
    At the Technological Confluence of Glaucoma Clinical Care and Research
    Sayoko E. Moroi, MD, PhD

    2017

    SYM47
    Glaucoma Genes and New Opportunities for Therapy
    Janey Lee Wiggs, MD, PhD

    2016

    SYM31
    Glaucoma Population Management
    George A. Cioffi, MD

    2015

    SYM24
    Glaucoma at Low Tension: When Normal Isn't Good Enough
    David S. Greenfield, MD

    2014

    SYM45
    Global Collaborations: Improving Glaucoma Care
    Alan L. Robin, MD

    2013

    SYM04
    Glaucoma Changes—Reality Bites
    Joel S. Schuman, MD

    2012

    SYM24
    Today's Glaucoma Challenges and What You Can Do About Them
    Robert L. Stamper, MD

    2011

    SYM27
    Aqueous Outflow Regulation Through Pulsatile Mechanisms: Evidence and Implications
    Murray A. Johnstone, MD

    2010

    SYM07
    Implementing Changes in Glaucoma Care for Patients and Populations
    Paul P. Lee, MD, JD

    2009

    SYM21
    A Practice-based Learning and Improvement Perspective
    Richard K. Parrish II, MD

    2008

    SYM31
    The Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma
    Wallace L. M. Alward, MD

    2007

    SYM11
    Glaucoma as an Ocular Manifestation of Systemic Disease
    Robert Ritch, MD, FACS

    2006

    SYM32
    A Validated Prediction Model for Managing Ocular Hypertensive Patients
    Michael A. Kass, MD

    2005

    SYM01
    How Much of Glaucoma Damage Is Pressure-Dependent?
    P    aul F. Palmberg, MD, PhD

    2004

    SYM15
    Risk Factors in Glaucoma Management
    B. Thomas Hutchinson, MD

    2003

    SYM17
    Gold Standard Glaucoma Surgical Therapy
    Donald S. Minckler, MD