IGC 2026 – Interventional Glaucoma Consortium
November 13–15, 2026
Venue: The Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, USA.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2026

17:00–18:00 – Welcome Reception

18:00–19:30 – Opening Session: Payers and Practice – Who Holds the Decision-Making Power?
Panel discussion on the influence of payers and economic factors on glaucoma care.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026

07:00–08:00 – Breakfast

08:00–08:15 – Official Welcome

08:15–09:40 – State of the IG Union: Current Status of Interventional Glaucoma Therapy

• Drug delivery: Progress or increasing hesitation?

• DSLT: Can it establish itself as first-line therapy over SLT?

• MIGS after 13 years: Are expectations being met?

• How reliable are the key MIGS studies?

• Panel discussion

09:40–10:00 – Break

10:00–11:00 – Keynote Lecture
Using polygenic risk factors to guide interventional glaucoma treatment.
Speaker: Jamie Craig, MBBS, DPhil, FRANZCO.

11:00–12:10 – The Science of Innovation
Presentations of emerging technologies and products:

• BIM-IOL (SpyGlass)

• FLigHT (ViaLase)

• AlloSpan (Iantrek)

• Intercil Uveal Spacer (Ciliatech)

• PolyActiva

• Elios (Bausch + Lomb)

• ModuSight

12:10–13:00 – Sponsored Lunch Symposium (AbbVie)

13:00–13:30 – Break

13:30–15:00 – Battle of the Blebs: Comparing Filtration Procedures and Implants

• PreserFlo MicroShunt and Xen 63

• Paul Implant and ClearPath Small Tube

• VisiPlate and Gore

• AquaLumen and OBi Core

15:00–15:20 – Break

15:20–17:00 – Ongoing Questions and Controversies

• Interventional glaucoma therapy for angle-closure glaucoma

• Can primary angle-closure glaucoma become curable?

• Drug delivery and angle-closure glaucoma

• MIGS in angle-closure glaucoma

• Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) as an alternative approach

• Interventional approaches for normal-tension glaucoma

• Panel discussion on glaucoma damage and endothelial cell loss (ECL)

17:05 – Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks
Presentation of the IGC 2026 awards and closing statements.

18:00–19:30 – Evening Reception at The Grand America Hotel.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026

08:00–09:00 – Breakfast

09:00–12:00 – Practical Wet Labs for Glaucoma Fellows
Hands-on training and practical exercises for glaucoma fellows and trainees.

Note: The program and times are subject to change. All times are local Salt Lake City time. 

For detailed information please contact the organiser.