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Become a member and join our incredible community! Membership is free and open to professionals with an academic or clinical interest in pediatric glaucoma. 

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Members of the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network collaborate to promote progress in research of pediatric glaucoma. Membership is free and open to professionals with an academic or clinical interest in pediatric glaucoma.

Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

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North American Pediatric Glaucoma  Society
Napa, CA
May 18-20, 2025

 

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Past Events

PAST EVENTS

Review past Childhood Glaucoma Research Network meetings, view photos and download presentations

CGRN Annual Meeting @ AAO 2024

Chicago, Illinois

October 19, 2024

Getting better every year! This year's meeting had a fantastic turnout and included several highlights with an excellent talk from Mohamed Khodiery on creating surgical videos and Sylvia Groth's exciting review of pediatric glaucoma publications demonstrating a continued upward trend in the quantity of work in the subspecialty. 

CRGN AAO 2023 Annual Meeting & Breakfast
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Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery Day - 11th Anniversary
21 participants in this year's course were supported by industry leaders Nova Eye, Iridex, Corsa, Bioniko, Meridian.
Course Instructors: Jamie Brandt, Elena Bitrian, Alana Grajewski, Allen Beck, Karen Joos, Ta Chen Peter Chang, Ray Areaux, Amgad Eldib, Zeynep Aktas, Beth Edmunds, Bibiana Reiser, Daniel Vu

CGRN Annual Meeting @ AAO 2023

San Francisco

November 4, 2023

San Francisco surprised us all! This year's meeting featured a talk by Daniel Vu on starting a pediatric glaucoma service in New England, while Anil Mandal Kumar reviewed his findings of a 20-year study measuring the longterm impact of his work at LV Prasad in Hyderabad. CGRN announced the launch of a global training & evaluation rubrics for pediatric glaucoma. AAO featured 2 new lectures in Childhood Glaucoma during both Glaucoma Subspecialty Day and Pediatric Ophthalmology.

CRGN AAO 2023 Annual Meeting & Breakfast
Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery Day - 10th Anniversary
17 participants in this year's course were supported by industry leaders Nova Eye, Iridex, Corsa, Bioniko and Sight Sciences.
Course Instructors: Jamie Brandt, Elena Bitrian, Alana Grajewski, Karen Joos, Ta Chen Peter Chang,
Bibiana Reiser, Daniel Vu, Eleonore Savatovsky

ChatGPT Accuracy
SOAR Fellow Project & CGRN Member Co-Author Research  O
pportunity

International

September 2023

A study testing the accuracy of ChatGPT responses to frequently asked questions about pediatric glaucoma. Dozens of experts responded from around the world responded with 25 co-authors identified before exclusion criteria. Stay tuned!

CGRN Annual Meeting @ AAO 2022

Chicago

October 1, 2022

50 members attended this year's breakfast meeting. Updates on Pediatric Preventable Blindness and the findings of the 3psi (Quality of Life) Questionnaire were presented. Jamie Brandt introduced the creation of the North American Pediatric Glaucoma Society (NAPGS). Guest speaker Sushmita Kaushik introduced the Indian Pediatric Glaucoma Society and her center, PGI Chandigarh, the only tertiary pediatric glaucoma care center in the Northern States of India. Additional guest speaker Carolina Prado introduced members to her pediatric glaucoma practice at APEC, Mexico's oldest and largest eye hospital. Maria Fernanda Villalba spoke about the current and future uses of NGS Techniques while Huda Sheheitli provided an update to the Severity Staging System of Childhood Glaucoma.

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CGRN Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery Day
Course Instructors:
Sharon Freedman, Jamie Brandt, Elena Bitrian, Alana Grajewski, Alan Beck, Karen Joos, Ta Chen Peter Chang, Bibiana Reiser

UKPGS Virtual Meeting, 2022

Held virtually 

February 5, 2022

3 Pearls of Wisdom ∙ 3 Scientific Presentation Sessions ∙ 3 Panel Discussions ∙ 3 Trainee Awards

Speakers: Professors Anil Mandal, Franz Grehn and Alana Grajewski

Click here to view recorded presentation

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CGRN Kolokotrones Lecture Series Part II

Patients, Parents & Providers, Part II

Virtual Webinar

January 29, 2022

In the second part of this virtual event, CGRN member, Professor Jugnoo Rahi, presents: Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Vision Impairment on Children and Young People.

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CGRN Annual Meeting @ AAO 2021

American Academy of Ophthalmology

2021 Annual Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

November 14, 2021

CGRN members discussed the ongoing Severity Staging System of Childhood Glaucoma, Pediatric Preventable Blindness, introduced the Sandbox Consortium, and shared upcoming publications through CGRN collaborative efforts.

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DOWNLOAD THE PEDIATRIC PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS  PRESENTATION

The Kolokotrones Lecture Series

Patients, Parents & Providers
The Impact of Childhood Glaucoma on
Quality of Life and Psychosocial Development


Saturday, August 21, 2021 

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Bascom Palmer Journal Club

 

February 26th, 2021
Glaucoma Fellow, Dr. Ann Quan as Presenter, for CGRN member, Dr. Sharon Freedman of Duke University. 

Click below to view the article

Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events at 10 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Sharon F. Freedman, MD; Allen D. Beck, MD; Azhar Nizam, MS; et al

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CGRN Annual Meeting 2020

Held virtually during AAO

November 14, 2020

Members discuss the positive impacts of COVID-19 on the organization including the creation of The Kolokotrones Lecture Series and a pre-recorded DryWet Lab™ instructional video and accompanying surgical kit. Dr. Jamie Brandt presents a case example of PreserFlo Microshunt and Dr. Terri Young discusses the importance of genetics in childhood glaucoma.

AAO DryWet Lab™ Instruction Video

This following video is a companion to the DryWet Lab™ Kit which is available to the first 40 registrants for
AAO Course 604
The full video is available with your paid attendance to AAO 2020 until February 2021

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The CGRN would like thank these sponsors who have contributed to the education of those with an interest in caring for children with glaucoma.
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CGRN Journal Club 2020

Follow-Up Adherence and Barriers to Care for Pediatric Glaucoma at a Tertiary Care Center

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

November 20, 2020

Presented by Bascom Palmer Glaucoma Fellow Lisa Tom, MD with special guest, lead author Ray Areaux, MD

CGRN Sandbox Symposium 2020

The Kolokotrones Lecture

A Primer on Genetic Testing in Childhood Glaucoma

Virtual Webinar

October 17, 2020

In our first ever virtual event, CGRN members, Dr. Young and Dr. Wiggs, present critical theory and reasoning for obtaining genetic testing, explain the identified genetic code of the 11 genes linked with blindness and provide strategies for counseling families

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CGRN @ UKPGS 2020

United Kingdom Paediatric Glaucoma Society 2020 Annual Meeting

London, United Kingdom

January 24, 2020

Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute provided an update on recent CGRN publications, introduction to new projects, and status updates of ongoing projects. 

CGRN Annual Meeting @ AAO 2019

American Academy of Ophthalmology
2019 Annual Meeting

San Francisco, California, United States

October 13, 2019

CGRN members discussed the ongoing Severity Staging System of Childhood Glaucoma, Pediatric Preventable Blindness, introduced the Sandbox Consortium, and shared upcoming publications through CGRN collaborative efforts.

CGRN  @ WGC 2019

8th World Glaucoma Congress
2019

Melbourne, Australia

March 27, 2019

CGRN members discuss the Harley CGRN International Pediatric Glaucoma Registry, Severity Staging System of Childhood Glaucoma, a CGRN Federated Registry, and more ongoing initiatives.

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CGRN@ UKPGS 2019

United Kingdom Paediatric Glaucoma Society 2019 Annual Meeting

London, United Kingdom

January 25, 2019

CGRN members discuss current internationally collaborative initiatives including the the Harley CGRN International Pediatric Glaucoma Registry, Global Eye SITE, Pediatric Preventable Blindness, and more. 

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