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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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»Glaucoma Watch
Congratulations to Dr. Thimons
The National Glaucoma Society is please to announce that Dr. Jim Thimons, Chairman of the National Glaucoma Society, has been included on Newsweek's America's Best Eye Doctors 2022 list.
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»Case of the Month
SLT as First-Line Therapy
Dr. Nate Lighthizer presents a newly diagnosed glaucoma patient and discusses the research and clinical support for SLT as first-line therapy.
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»Case of the Month
Normal Tension Glaucoma Patient
Dr. Justin Schweitzer discusses the clinical presentation and treatment plan for a 65-year-old patient with normal tension glaucoma.
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»Case of the Month
Secondary Glaucoma from Ocular Trauma
Dr. Elizabeth Muckley discusses the diagnosis and management of an African-American college athlete with hyphema and secondary glaucoma from ocular trauma, the risk of angle recession glaucoma, and the potential role of sickle cell in treatment options.
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»Glaucoma Watch
Angle Closure Glaucoma
Dr. Danica Marrelli provides an overview of angle closure glaucoma, including its prevalence, etiology, classification, and risk factors.
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»Case of the Month
Normal Tension Glaucoma
Dr. Mark Dunbar describes an 80-year-old patient with normal tension glaucoma, presents an algorithm for treating NTG, and discusses the potential effect of low profusion pressure.
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