American Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
P.O. Box 193940
CA 94119-3940
San Fransisco USA
Tel.: + 1 415 561 8587
Fax.: +1 415 561 8531
E-mail: ags@aao.org
Web site: http://www.americanglaucomasociety.net
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1987
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
The statutes address financial accountability* Yes
* Is it clear how the flow of income and expense (including meetings) is and which officer or committee is responsible?  
The board members are elected the Membership
New members of the board are added by cooptation** No
** Cooptation means officers are appointed by the leadership without an election process involving the total membership  
The term of functioning for members of the board is 2 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 650
Our society has an annual printed report Yes
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Members must have had informal specialist training (i.e. all forms of training outside established glaucoma fellowships) in glaucoma

    If not specialist / generalist ratio
 No
10
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
 Yes
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by the percentage of glaucoma patients seen (or by other criteria)
 Yes
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 Yes

Mission statement/goals
To promote excellence in the care of patients with glaucoma and preserve or enhance vision by supporting glaucoma specialists and scientists through the advancement of education and research. The major objectives of this Society are; To provide members with information concerning practice management and information systems, managed care and health-care reform. To promote education of the membership and other health-care providers. To educate federal and state legislatures and represent AGS to third-party payers, regulatory agencies and other health-care policy makers. To promote acquisition of new knowledge about glaucoma. To facilitate the dissemination of information about glaucoma and glaucoma sub specialists to health-care providers and the public. To establish collaborative relationships with other related organizations.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society Yes
Liaisons with other organizations Yes

Guidelines
Code of practice on society - Industry relationships available Yes
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available No
Using guidelines made by an other organization 0

Miscellaneous
Research foundation No
On-line discussion forum (e.g. AGS-net) Yes

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings Yes
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication Yes
The Society program contains: other initiatives Yes
Current initiatives Socio-economic issue
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? Yes

Meeting
Meeting frequency Annual
Time of year begin of March, four days
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 -
  • No. of local delegates
 -
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is 50
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions Yes
The meeting has discussion sessions Yes
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research Yes
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes, 4 : 1
The meetings are mono – sponsored No
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others No

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 1
Additional remarks