International Think Tank
Held annually, The Glaucoma Foundation’s International Scientific Think Tank is a unique opportunity for scientists to apply the research and progress in other diseases and systems to the challenges of glaucoma. This interdisciplinary meeting fosters creative thought and collaboration among the world’s leading glaucoma experts, neuroscientists, geneticists, biologists, immunologists, and other specialists.
Traditionally, the two-day forum achieves three objectives:
- Orienting Scientists from other fields about glaucoma.
- Presenting critical scientific findings that may impact or even redefine the future course of glaucoma research.
- Identifying novel approaches for gathering scientific data.
By encouraging new research strategies and innovative insights into the causes of glaucoma at this forum, The Glaucoma Foundation continues to spearhead the multi-disciplinary campaign to eradicate blindness from this disease.
If you would like to be a sponsor of the Think Tank, please email us at esturman@glaucomafoundation.org and include “Think Tank” in the subject line.
June 2023
On June 9, 2023, The Glaucoma Foundation will be presenting The Dr. Robert Ritch Award for Excellence and Innovation in Glaucoma to Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Pasquale is Site Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and Vice Chair of Translational Ophthalmology Research for the Mount Sinai Healthcare System. He is a member of the PLOS One, Journal of Glaucoma, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology and American Journal of Ophthalmology editorial boards. He currently serves as Glaucoma Trustee for ARVO and is a member of the National Institute of Health’s National Advisory Eye Council. As an NIH Principal Investigator, Dr. Pasquale has had continuous support since 2006. His research, which leverages the rich resources available in the Nurses Health Study, Health Professional Follow-up Study and the Women’s Genome Health Study, focuses on the discovery of primary prevention strategies in the open-angle glaucomas.
Dr. Pasquale is a member of the Board of Directors of The Glaucoma Foundation, and Co-Chair of our Scientific Advisory Board and Annual Think Tank. The Dr. Robert Ritch Award was first given to Dr. Robert Ritch, Founder of TGF, and in subsequent years to Drs. Paul Kaufman, Ted Krupin, Jost Jonas, George Spaeth, Ivan Goldberg, Bruce Shields, Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Tin Aung, Paul Palmberg, Terete Borrás, Emmett T. Cunningham, Ahti H. A. Tarkkanen, and Robert N. Weinreb.