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Glaucoma Watch: Interesting Glaucoma Cases; From Ocular Hypertension to Glaucoma: How to Predict Conversion; Neckties and IOP: The Controversy Continues; Introduction to the National Glaucoma Society; Case Presentation: Optic Nerve Imaging; NGS Residency Award and Lecture; Optic Nerve Head Measurements with the HRT III; Case Presentation: Laser Imaging Detects Early ON Damage; Is the Optic Disc "Sinking" or "Cupping" in Glaucoma?; Interview with Dr. Barry Barresi; Glaucoma Continuum; Undiagnosed Open Angle Glaucoma: The Thessaloniki Eye Study; The Prevalence of Open-angle Glaucoma Among Blacks and Whites 73 Years and Older; Altered Nitric Oxide System in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma; Oxidative Stress in Glaucoma: A Burden of Evidence; Gonioscopy Videos; Glaucoma Risk and the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in Older Women; Programs to Optimize Adherence in Glaucoma; Corneal Hysteresis; Visual Field Interpretation; Study Questions link between Glaucoma and Alzheimer's Disease; Checking Color Vision; IOP Asymmetry as Glaucoma Risk Factor; Glaucoma Risk Calculators; Dr. David Calkins Discusses Catalyst for A Cure; Smart Phone Biosensor; Handheld OCT; Sustained Release IOP Therapies; Introduction to Corneal Hysteresis; FDT Perimetry; Visual Fields Overview; National Glaucoma Symposium 2017; Gonioscopy Slides from 2017 National Glaucoma Symposium; Measuring Corneal Hysteresis; XEN Glaucoma Implant Video; Corneal Hysteresis; Glaucoma Quality of Life Measures; Corneal Hysteresis: The A1C of Glaucoma; Predicting Progression; New Developments in Glaucoma Management; SECO Session on Innovations in Glaucoma; Longitudinal Study of Corneal Hysteresis; National Glaucoma Symposium 2018; DREAM Study; OIS at SECO; National Glaucoma Symposium Cape Cod; Is Glaucoma a Two-Pressure Disease?; ICD Stage Definitions; Visual Fields and Progression; OCT: The Basics

In Your Office: Glaucoma Flowsheet; Tonometer Calibration; Pachymetry Coding; BCBS Coverage of SCODI Services; Expanded Coverage of Glaucoma Screening Services; Coding Update: 92135 Deleted and Replaced; ABO Certification Review Materials; Small Fee Reduction in CMS Payments in 2015; Moist Heat Compresses; Information about Omega-3s

Pharmacology Update: Extravan: Alcon Pharmaceuticals; Mechanism of IOP Reduction with Travoprost

Clinical Guidelines: CCT: Is is time to say YES?; The Role of CCT in Glaucoma Patients; More CCT; The Paradox of IOP; Should We Treat All Ocular Hypertensives?; Beta Blockers in Glaucoma Management; Re-Defining Ocular Hypertension; Implications of Macro-Disc Asymmetry in Glaucoma Suspects; Nine-Year Changes in Intraocular Pressure: The Barbadoes Eye Studies; CyPass Clinical Recommendations

Industry News: New FDA Approval for Lumigan; Alcon's Travatan Z Solution Receives FDA Approval; Alcon's Travatan Z and Systane Use Different Preservatives; Pfizer Sponsors New "All Eyes on Glaucoma" Website; CLIA Waivers; Bausch + Lomb New Glaucoma Drug; Glaukos iStent inject FDA Approved; Alcon Withdraws CyPass Stents; Nuretin Omega-3 Supplements; Rocklatan FDA Approved; Vivid Vision Perimetry

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November 20, 2019

Dr. Leo Semes presents "It's All in the Vitreous" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

December 4, 2019

Dr. Brian Mathie presents "Dry Eye Center of Excellence, All the Toys and All the Treatments" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

December 11, 2019

Dr. Nate Lightbhizer presents "A Systemic and Ocular Approach to Uveitis" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

January 15, 2020

Dr. Jim Thimons presents "The Role of Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

January 29, 2020

Dr. Justin Schweitzer presents "The Secondary Silent Thieves: Secondary Glaucomas" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

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News

NO NGS CE IN NH

For the remainder of 2019, there will be 2 more NGS CE conferences: October 20 in Costa Mesa, CA and November 3 in Malvern, PA. The NGS will not be offering a program in NH.

OCTOBER-DECEMBER WEBINARS APPROVED IN CA

The NGS live webinars in October-December have been approved by the California Board of Optometry. California accepts up to 20 hours of CE earned through documented audio and/or video courses.

FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN MI

The NGS webinars in September - December have been approved by the Michigan Board of Optometry. We recommend that you consider these webinars to be on-line CE for a Michigan license. Michigan Optometry Rule 338.323(h) allows up to 20 hours of continuing education (half of the 40 hours required in each 2-year cycle) to be obtained from "multimedia education, including online continuing education, approved by the Board."

FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN MN

The NGS live webinars in September - December have been approved by the Minnesota Board of Optometry as live CE.

FALL WEBINARS APPROVED IN NY & TX

The NGS live webinars in September - December have been approved by the New York and Texas Boards of Optometry as live CE.

CHANGE TO WEBINAR APPROVAL IN VERMONT

We received notification that, as of July 1, any application for course approval by the Vermont Board of Optometry will cost providers $100 per course. Given the number of webinars that the NGS offers in a year and the limited number of optometrists in Vermont, this cost would pose an undue burden on the NGS. As a result, the NGS will no longer submit the NGS live webinars to Vermont for approval. The cost for individual doctors to request approval is only $25 per course, so if doctors in Vermont would like one of the NGS webinars approved, they could submit their own request to the Board.

UPDATE ON FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS

At their June 22, 2018 meeting, the Florida Board of Optometry agreed that any prior NGS live webinars approved by the Board would be acceptable as CE for renewal of a Florida license this biennial, which ends February 28, 2019. However, they decided to restrict the number of online CE in the future to 2 hours of controlled substances education and 2 hours of practice management. Since the NGS does not offer webinars in controlled substances or practice management, no current or future NGS webinars will be submitted for approval in Florida.

CONNECTICUT BOARD APPROVES NGS WEBINARS

At their June 13, 2018 meeting, the Connecticut Board of Examiners in Optometry approved the National Glaucoma Society as a CE provider and specified that the NGS live webinars are "acceptable towards the fulfillment of the six hours of distance learning continuing education " allowed for the renewal of a Connecticut license.

NGS LIVE WEBINARS = CATEGORY 1 ABO

We have received confirmation that the NGS live webinars now count as Category 1 Education towards American Board of Optometry (ABO) certification.

TEST YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE A WEBINAR

You can test your computer before an NGS webinar by going to the following website: webex.com/test-meeting. This will let you know if WebEx will run on your operating system and Internet browser. Please note that WebEx will not run on Windows XP or MAC OS 10.6 or earlier operating systems. If you use Chrome as your browser, you may need to download an extension the first time you join a WebEx meeting.

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