In November 2025, progressive glaucoma specialists convened for the 7th annual Interventional Glaucoma Consortium (IGC) in Salt Lake City. Curated and led by Program Chairs Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC; Richard Lewis, MD; Arsham Sheybani, MD; and Rachel Simpson, MD, the IGC served as a forum for education and an exchange of ideas on interventional glaucoma today and in the future. The meeting included a dedicated IGC Fellows Program; an all-faculty conversation on the potential delivery of preventive, personalized glaucoma care; a full-day think tank for exchanging insights into existing and emerging treatment approaches; and surgical glaucoma wet labs.

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HOT TOPICS AT THE IGC

Glaucoma Takes on Trial

  • “There Is No Role for Combining MIGS With Phaco in Angle-Closure Glaucoma”
  • “Sustained Drug Delivery Does Not Meet My Needs”
  • “I No Longer Use Subconjunctival Microstents”
  • “A Post-Intervention IOP of 15 mm Hg Is Good Enough for Most Patients”

AI in Glaucoma

  • Keynote: Deep Learning Applications in Ophthalmology
  • Panel Discussion: AI in Glaucoma

Emerging Technologies and Their Optimization

  • SpyGlass Pharma Drug Delivery Platform
  • AquaLumen
  • AlloFlo
  • Intercil Uveal Spacer
  • Eyeflow
  • EyeX
  • Episcleral Angiography
  • PolyActiva

Subconjunctival Devices in Clinical Trials

  • Gore Glaucoma Drainage Implant
  • Calibreye System
  • Paul Glaucoma Implant
  • VisiPlate
  • Preserflo MicroShunt
  • Xen63

Regulatory and Reimbursement Hurdles in IG

  • New Optimization Studies for ViaLase and Lessons Learned
  • Reflections on the Miniject US Experience
  • Industry Panel Discussion: Drivers and Decisions

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THANKS TO THE 2025 IGC SPONSORS

Founding | AbbVie

Platinum | Glaukos

Gold | Sight Sciences

Silver | Alcon, Iantrek, New World Medical

Bronze | Bausch + Lomb, BVI, Nova Eye Medical, OSRX, PLU Ophthalmic

Early Stage | Ciliatech, Microt, Myra Vision, PolyActiva, SpyGlass Pharma, ViaLase

WiFi | Avisi

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IGC Fellows Program Highlights

Faculty

  • Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
  • Roya Garakani, DO
  • Davinder Grover, MD, MPH
  • Irfan Kherani, MD, FRCSC
  • James Liu, MD
  • Matt Schlenker, MD, MSc
  • Arsham Sheybani, MD
  • Lucy Shen, MD
  • Rachel Simpson, MD

Focal Points

  • Appraisal and Application of Glaucoma Trials
  • Enhancing the Glaucoma Diagnostician: Approach to OCT
  • UBM for the Glaucoma Surgeon
  • Five MIGS Tips
  • Five MIBS Tips
  • Five Traditional Surgery Tips
  • Five Tips for Bleb Management
  • Complex Surgical Decision Cases
  • Fellow-Submitted Diagnostic and Surgical Case Conundrums