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Information about several papers discussed at a symposium on the management of glaucoma at the 2006 American Academy of Ophthalmology joint meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada is presented. It is designed to guide ophthalmologists in the management of glaucoma especially on the evaluation of disease progression and treatment with medical therapy to improve patient care. It tackled the importance of early detection of the disease and the exact use of laser and surgical options for disease management.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Las Vegas, Nevada is presented. Gregory F. Kozielec asserted that a study on intravitreal bevacizumab by Avastin and Genentec has shown positive results for the treatment for macular edema associated with ischemic central retinal vein occlusion. He asserted that the achieved results are encouraging but preliminary.