About the Author

Ivan Goldberg is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Head of the Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital and the Director, Eye Associates, Sydney Australia. Hehas an active interest in patient care, teaching, clinical research and developing professional associations and has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers, 30Editorials and 30 books or chapters in books. Goldberg is Vice-President and Immediate Past President of Glaucoma Australia. He is Immediate Past President of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society and the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group, a past President of the World Glaucoma Association and of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and is an Active Member of the Glaucoma Research Society.For his work in glaucoma nationally and internationally, Ivan Goldberg has been honoured with Medal of the Order of Australia, with the International Scholar Award of the American Glaucoma Society, with the Robert Ritch Award of the Glaucoma Foundation of New York, with the Bartisch Medal from the University of Dresden, by the University of Sao Paulo and with honorary memberships of the Philippine and South African Glaucoma Societies. Remo Susanna is Professor and Chair at the Department of Ophthalmology, Sao Paolo, Brazil, Head of the Glaucoma Service, Past President of the World Glaucoma Association, Founder and Past President of the Latin American Glaucoma Society, and member of the International Committee of ARVO. Member of the Board of Governors of World Glaucoma Association, Active member of the Glaucoma research Society and Von Graeffe society, Past President of Brazilian Glaucoma Society, Past President of the Pan American Glaucoma Society, Past Director of the department of Ophthalmology of Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo Brazil. Remo Susanna received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award. For lifetime contributions to glaucoma research, education, patient care, and international collaboration, he was given the International Scholar Award. He also received the World Glaucoma Association Award, an award that recognizes extraordinary contributions to the World Glaucoma Association, glaucoma patients and to the global glaucoma community. Susanna authored or co-authored over 140 peerreviewed papers, and 13 books and 40 book chapters and has given more than 600 lectures. He is the inventor of the Susanna Glaucoma Implant and the developer of Glaucoma Early Diagnostic Program, EDP. He recently received the Brazilian Award LIDE, for his enormous contributions to the Brazilian people in the field of ophthalmology and glaucoma.