Resources and Information
»Glaucoma Watch
Glaucoma Medications
Dr. Jim Thimons discusses the benefits, side effects, and clinical trials of various glaucoma medications, including Rhopressa, Rocklatan and Vyzulta.
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»Case of the Month
Glaucoma Masqueraders
Dr. Daniel Epshtein discusses cases of retinal glaucoma masqueraders and the key indicators of glaucoma or another diagnosis.
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»Pharmacology Update
Nanodropper
During an NGS webinar, a doctor asked about the Nanodropper, a device that fits onto eye drop bottles to reduce the amount of liquid dispensed.
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»Case of the Month
Ganglion Cell Analysis and Visual Fields
Dr. Danica Marrelli discusses a 51-year-old patient with damage in the macula and how the information from OCT macular ganglion cell analysis and 10-2 visual fields helped to diagnose glaucoma.
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»Pharmacology Update
Floater Intervention Study
At a recent NGS webinar, there was a brief discussion of the Floater Intervention Study, which investigated the effectiveness of nutritional supplements on vitreous floaters.
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»Glaucoma Watch
Treatment Goals in Glaucoma
Dr. Eric Schmidt discusses initial medical management of open-angle glaucoma as well as guidelines for selecting IOP targets.
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»Case of the Month
Angle Closure Glaucoma and Topomax
Dr. Nora Lee Cothran discusses a 34-year-old patient with a headache referred by the emergency room for high IOP.
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»Webinars
Instructions for NGS Webinars on WebEx
The NGS uses WebEx for its interactive webinars. Get detailed instructions including computer screen shots about joining a webinar via a link or through an Internet browser on a computer.
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