Our Mission
The National Glaucoma Society (NGS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and patient care among health care professionals in subjects relating to glaucoma through the support of educational seminars, electronic media, patient resources and dissemination of clinical research.
Upcoming Programs
January 23, 2019
Dr. Mark Dunbar presents "Understanding and Interpreting OCT" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).February 6, 2019
Dr. John Berdahl presents "So What Are We Going to Do? Is Glaucoma a Two-Pressure Disease?" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).February 27, 2019
Dr. Nate Lighthizer presents "Going Viral: HZO, HSV, and EKC" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).March 6, 2019
Dr. Brad Sutton presents "Fundus Autofluorescense: Applications for Clinical Practice" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).March 20, 2019
Dr. Jim Thimons presents "Advances in Glaucoma Therapy" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).July 27-29, 2019 - Brewster, MA - Ocean Edge Resort
Join the Tradition! The 16th Annual National Glaucoma Symposium will be held at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts.Your Registrations
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News
NGS TO OFFER 20 WEBINARS IN 2019
The NGS will offer 20 live webinars in 2019: 2 per month in January-June and September-December. NGS webinars are free for Full NGS Members. CE credit varies by state; see individual webinar listing for more information.JANUARY - MARCH WEBINARS APPROVED IN MN
The Minnesota Board of Optometry has approved the NGS live webinars in January - March as live CE. New MN regulations acknowledge interactive courses can be live or remote via a webinar. The NGS will continue to submit all live webinars to the MN Board for approval.JANUARY - MARCH WEBINARS APPROVED IN NY
The NGS live webinars in January, February and March have been approved by the New York State Board of Optometry. Since New York regulations specify that a live course is one in which participants are able to interact with the instructor, the NGS live webinars count as live CE for renewal of a NY license.MICHIGAN BOARD APPROVES WEBINARS
At their November meeting, the Michigan Board of Optometry approved the October-December 2018 and January-March 2019 NGS webinars. 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."UPDATE ON FLORIDA APPROVAL OF WEBINARS
At their June 22 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.
NGS LIVE WEBINARS APPROVED IN VERMONT
The NGS webinars in October - December have been approved by the Vermont Board of Optometry. Vermont regulations consider live on-line courses to be equivalent to live classroom lectures.WEBINARS SUBMITTED TO MINNESOTA AND VERMONT
The NGS continues to monitor changes in State Regulations that allow continuing education through live webinar formats. As a result, we have applied to two more states for approval of the NGS live webinars. In Minnesota, new regulations went into effect July 11, 2018 which acknowledge interactive courses can be live or remote via a webinar, teleconferencing or videoconferencing; the NGS has applied to the Minnesota Board for approval of the October webinars. Vermont regulations permit continuing education programs conducted on-line; the NGS has applied to the Vermont Board for approval of the October - December webinars.
CONNECTICUT BOARD APPROVES NGS WEBINARS
At their June 13 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.Join Our Email List
