Contact Information for the National Glaucoma Society
National Glaucoma Society (NGS)
P.O. Box 4092
Andover, MA 01810
Telephone: 978-470-3500
Toll-free: 877-825-2020
Fax: 978-470-4520
e-mail: info@nationalglaucomasociety.org
Janet Swartz, EdD
Executive Director
J. James Thimons, OD, FAAO
Chairman
Bud O’Leary, OD
Director
Upcoming Programs
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).February 12, 2020
Dr. Mitch Ibach presents "Corneal Ulcers from Z to A: Zoster to Acanthamoeba" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).February 26, 2020
Dr. Leo Semes presents "Say NO to Glaucoma" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).March 11, 2020
Dr. Mark Dunbar presents "My Vision is Blurry, Could it Be from My Medications?" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).March 25, 2020
Dr. Eric Conley presents "Medical-Legal Issues in Glaucoma" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).July 25-27, 2020 - Brewster, MA - Ocean Edge Resort
Join the Tradition! The 17th Annual National Glaucoma Symposium Cape Cod will be held at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, Massachusetts.Your Registrations
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News
JANUARY - MARCH WEBINARS APPROVED IN MN
The NGS live webinars in January - March have been approved by the Minnesota Board of Optometry as live CE.JANUARY - FEBRUARY WEBINARS APPROVED IN TEXAS
The live NGS webinars in January and February have been approved by the Texas Board of Optometry. The March-May webinars have been submitted for approval at the Board's meeting at the end of January.JANUARY - FEBRUARY WEBINARS APPROVED IN MI
The NGS webinars in January and February 2020 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."JANUARY - MARCH WEBINARS APPROVED IN NY
The NGS live webinars in January-March have been approved by the New York Board of Optometry as live CE. The webinars have been submitted to the California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Texas Boards of Optometry for approval. The webinars meets the definition of Category 1 CE by the American Board of Optometry (ABO). The webinars are approved as distance learning or on-line education in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and Class II CE in New Hampshire.NGS LIVE WEBINARS IN 2020
The NGS will offer 18 live webinars in 2020: 2 per month in January-May and September-December. NGS webinars are free for Full NGS Members. CE credit varies by state; see individual webinar listings for more information.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.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.Join Our Email List
