International Society for Glaucoma Surgery

Contact information
Tarek Shaarawy
Avenue de France 15
CH-1004 Lausanne
SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41 21 626 8224
Fax.: +41 21 626 8246
E-mail: tarek.shaarawy@hcuge.ch
Web site: http://www.glaucoma-surgery.com/
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 2003
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 Yes, by members
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 4 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 200
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
 No
  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
81
  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)
 No
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 No

Mission statement/goals
Promoting the art and science of glaucoma surgery.

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 1Yes, EGS guidelines

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 -
Current initiatives -
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Every two years
Time of year middle of April, four days
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 -
  • No. of local delegates
 300-500
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is 20
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions Yes
The meeting has discussion sessions -
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research -
Presentations are updates / reviews -
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes, 4 : 1
The meetings are mono – sponsored -
The meetings are multi -  sponsored No
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 Yes, Vision for All NGO, working in Congo and India

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0
Additional remarks