Resources and Information

»Industry News

Sep 13 2017

Bausch + Lomb New Glaucoma Drug

Janet Swartz, EdD

Physicians from Bausch + Lomb attended the 2017 National Glaucoma Symposium and discussed the process for getting new glaucoma drugs to the market.
read more

discuss

Dr. Nate Lighthizer presented a fascinating lecture at the 2017 National Glaucoma Symposium entitled "What am I Seeing? Answers to Gonioscopy Questions." The handout did not do justice to the quality of the slides in the presentation, and Dr. Lighthizer was kind enough to send us the slide set to post on the NGS website.
read more: Full Members Only

»Glaucoma Watch

Aug 08 2017

National Glaucoma Symposium 2017

Janet Swartz, EdD

Another great National Glaucoma Symposium! The 14th annual program on Cape Cod and the feedback was among the best yet! Dr. Nate Lighthizer, Dr. Rob Noecker, Dr. Brad Sutton and Dr. Jim Thimons presented clinically useful information and engaging lectures. Here is some of the feedback we received about the program.
read more

discuss

»Case of the Month

Jun 05 2017

Duane's Retraction Syndrome

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Kathleen Elliott presents two pediatric cases with Duane's Retraction Syndrome, including videos that were not shown during the live webinar.
read more: Full Members Only

»Glaucoma Watch

May 26 2017

Visual Fields Overview

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Tony Litwak presents clinical pearls and helpful guidelines for utilizing visual fields in glaucoma management. One doctor who participated in this webinar called it the "most relevant presentation on Glaucoma VF's I have heard in 35 years of practice."
read more: Full Members Only

»Case of the Month

May 23 2017

Sjogren's Syndrome

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Blair Lonsberry discusses the diagnosis, treatments and systemic implications for a patient with ocular surface disease and Sjogren's Syndrome.
read more: Full Members Only

»Glaucoma Watch

May 10 2017

FDT Perimetry

Janet Swartz, EdD

At a recent webinar by Dr. Eric Schmidt, a question was asked about FDT (Frequency Doubling Technology) perimetry.
read more: Full Members Only

»Case of the Month

Apr 29 2017

Visual Fields vs. Optic Nerve Imaging

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Tony Litwak discusses a patient whose visual fields do not match his optic nerve images.
read more: Full Members Only

October 4, 2017

Join us for the first Wednesday morning webinar of the fall as Dr. Jim Thimons presents "Surgical Advances in Glaucoma Therapy" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).

October 15, 2017 - Malvern, PA - Desmond Hotel and Conference Center

Join us in the suburbs of Philadelphia for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE. Lectures include 7 hours of Glaucoma and 1 hour of Pharmacology.

October 18, 2017

Join us for a Wednesday evening webinar as Dr. Brian Mathie presents "The Incredible eyePhone" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

November 1, 2017

Join us for a Wednesday morning webinar as Dr. Tony Litwak presents "Neuro-Ocular Grand Rounds" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).

November 15, 2017

Join us for a Wednesday evening webinar as Dr. Eric Schmidt presents "Iritis, Iritis, Iritis" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

December 3, 2017 - Manchester, NH - Best Western Plus Executive Court Inn & Banquet Facility

Join us for 8 hours of COPE and Florida approved CE in Manchester, NH, including 6 hours of glaucoma lectures.

December 6, 2017

Join us for the last Wednesday morning webinar of 2017 as Dr. Jim Thimons presents "Ocular Pain Management" from 8-9 A.M. Eastern Time (7-8 A.M. Central Time).

December 13, 2017

Join us for the last Wednesday webinar of 2017 as Dr. Blair Lonsberry presents "Oral Pharmaceuticals in Anterior Segment Disease" from 8-9 P.M. Eastern Time (7-8 P.M. Central Time).

July 28-30, 2018 - Brewster, MA - Ocean Edge Resort

Join the Tradition! The 15th Annual National Glaucoma Symposium will be held at the beautiful Ocean Edge Resort on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts.

Your Registrations

You have no registrations currently in your cart.

News

CHANGE IN FLORIDA APPROVAL OF LIVE WEBINARS

At a Board meeting on August 28, the Florida Board of Optometry voted to begin the process of changing the Florida Optometry Regulations to limit the number of hours of continuing education that can be obtained from webinars. We do not know what the number of hours allowed for webinars will be or when the final rules will be adopted. The Board of Optometry agreed that the 7 NGS webinars in September to December are approved by the Board. However, we do not know whether all 7 hours will be accepted as continuing education credit for the renewal of a Florida license. We apologize for any confusion this change creates and will update this space as more information is obtained.

LIVE WEBINARS CONTINUE FOR 2017 AND 2018

The NGS is offering 7 LIVE webinars in September - December 2017, which makes a total of 17 hours of CE in 2017. Webinars will continue twice a month in January - May 2018. Topics of the 2018 webinars will be posted in the fall.

WEBINARS APPROVED BY FLORIDA, NEW YORK AND TEXAS

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

NOT SURE IF YOU REGISTERED FOR A PROGRAM?

If you are not sure whether you have registered for a CE program, you can check your prior registrations. Just above the News section on the right side of the website, is a section titled Your Registrations and under that is Previous Orders, Once you click on Previous Orders, you will see the list of programs and can click on View Details to see the program name. If you have not completed a registration, there will be an option under Your Registrations to View Cart where you will be able to complete the registration.

REGISTERING FOR MULTIPLE WEBINARS

If you would like to register for a webinar, click on the date of the webinar or the "read more" on the right side of the website. Make your selection and click "Add to Cart." If you want to register for more than one webinar, go to the next program and add that to your cart. (Do not select "Update Cart" unless you want to delete a selection). When you are finished registering, click on "Complete Your Registration" that is on the registration page; you can also go to "View Cart" under "Your Registraions" below the list of programs and click "Complete Your Registration" there. If you want to see if you have already registered for a program, click on "Previous Orders." Please note: If there is still a program in your cart, you have not completed the registeration for that program.

WEBINAR CE CERTIFICATES FOR PA

The Pennsylvania Board of Optometry has notified the NGS that we no longer need to apply for course approval for NGS webinars. Because the Pennsylvania Board has determined that NGS webinars are included under State Regulation 23.86(d), eligibility for course credit is based on provider qualifications. Starting in December 2016, CE certificates from NGS webinars for doctors in Pennsylvania will have an indication that the course is qualified as on-line CE but will not have an individual course approval number.

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

Resources and Information

»Industry News

»Glaucoma Watch

»Glaucoma Watch

»Case of the Month

»Glaucoma Watch

»Case of the Month

»Glaucoma Watch

»Case of the Month

Upcoming Programs

Your Registrations

News

CHANGE IN FLORIDA APPROVAL OF LIVE WEBINARS

LIVE WEBINARS CONTINUE FOR 2017 AND 2018

WEBINARS APPROVED BY FLORIDA, NEW YORK AND TEXAS

NOT SURE IF YOU REGISTERED FOR A PROGRAM?

REGISTERING FOR MULTIPLE WEBINARS

WEBINAR CE CERTIFICATES FOR PA

NGS LIVE WEBINARS = CATEGORY 1 ABO

TEST YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE A WEBINAR

Join Our Email List

Archived Topics

Syndication