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National Glaucoma Symposium West - October 20, 2019 - Costa Mesa, CA

Join us in Costa Mesa, CA for 8 hours of COPE approved Glaucoma CE at the National Glaucoma Symposium West.

All courses have been approved by the Texas Board of Optometry. 

The speakers at this program are Anthony Litwak, OD; Robert Noecker, MD; and J. James Thimons, OD. The full agenda and lecture titles are listed below the registration options. (Please note: All one-hour courses will be 50 minutes in length; due to limitations of our website, which only accommodates 15-minute increments, some are listed as 45 minutes and others as 60 mintues.)

Early Bird conference fees, available through October 13, are $200 for the full day (8 hours) and $100 for half-day (4 hours). Conference fees for Full NGS Members are $165 for the full day and $80 for the half-day through October 13. From October 14 through walk-in registration, conference fees are $240 for 8 hours and $120 for 4 hours ($195 and $95 for Full NGS Members).  

Space at the conference is limited.  We cannot guarantee the availability of walk-in registration. 

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made by October 14 can receive a refund, less a $25 processing fee, or apply the full registration fee to a future program. Cancellations made on or after October 15 can receive a credit of the full registration fee to a future program. Cancel in writing to the NGS by fax (978-470-4520) or e-mail (info@nationalglaucomasociety.org).  No refunds will be given for leaving early or canceling sessions once the program begins.    

Conference registration is closed.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

8:00am–8:30am
Registration and Breakfast for conference attendees
8:30am–10:15am
Glaucoma Update
Robert Noecker, MD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 59795-GL
10:15am–10:30am
Break
10:30am–12:15pm
Clinical Pearls of OCT Interpretation in Glaucoma
Anthony Litwak, OD, FAAO
COPE # 51427-GL
12:15pm–1:15pm
Lunch (provided for full-day attendees)
1:15pm–2:00pm
Glaucoma Surgery Grand Rounds
Robert Noecker, MD, J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 52007-GL
2:00pm–3:00pm
The Role of Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma Therapy
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
COPE # 63202-GL
3:00pm–3:15pm
Break
3:15pm–5:00pm
30 Years of Clinical Challenges in Glaucoma
Anthony Litwak, OD, FAAO
COPE # 62242-GL