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May 14 2018

Central Serous Retinopathy

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Blair Lonsberry presents a patient with a visual field defect and describes the diagnosis and treatment of central serous retinopathy.
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May 13 2018

OCT: The Optometrist's MREye

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Brad Sutton discusses the interpretation of OCT images in a variety of ocular conditions.
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This paper by Dr Felipe Medeiros and his colleagues is a major breakthrough in our understanding of the role of Corneal Hysteresis and it relationship to predicting progression in patients in the glaucoma suspect state.
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»Case of the Month

Apr 18 2018

Complicated Uveitis

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Eric Schmidt discusses a patient with recurrent uveitis and underlying systemic issues. Compare this case to the "Regular Iritis" case posted in January 2018.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Mar 13 2018

New Developments in Glaucoma Management

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Jim Thimons discusses new glaucoma medications and surgical options that create a "new era of glaucoma management."
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Mar 13 2018

Giant Cell Arteritis

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Nate Lighthizer describes the critical diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis for a swollen optic nerve.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Feb 15 2018

Predicting Progression

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Jim Thimons discusses corneal hysteresis as a predictor of glaucoma progression.
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»Case of the Month

Feb 12 2018

NAION

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Nate Lighthizer diagnoses NAION in a 67-year-old patient.
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Membership Changes

Yearly memberships are no longer going to be a requirement for NGS. We will continue to offer Webinars on a regular basis, on a pay as you register event. Current active memberships will be honored until they expire. Thank you for your continued support.

NGS WEBINARS 2025

Webinars will begin in January 2025. Happy Thanksgiving

NGS PROGRAMS FALL 2023

The NGS Wednesday webinars will begin on September 13 with two webinars a month in September through December. There also will be an in-person program on October 8 in Malvern, PA with 8 hours of CE. All programs will be submitted for COPE approval. (Please Note: There are no NGS programs this summer.)

NGS WEBINARS SPRING 2023

NGS webinars will take place twice a month in March to May, 2023, followed by a break from the webinars over the summer.

NEW HAMPSHIRE INDICATES LIVE WEBINARS = FORMAL CE

The New Hampshire Board of Optometry announced in August 2022 that courses approved by COPE are automatically approved as Class I Formal CE. In addition, they clarified that live webcasts with real-time active participation by attendees are Formal CE, the same as in-person programs. In contrast, Alternative CE refers to lectures that are not live. More details are on the NH Board of Optometry website under Laws and Rules, Standing Orders.

COPE RULES FOR INTERACTIVE WEBINARS 2023

As of January 2023, COPE will include interactive webinars in the same category as in-person lectures, with no post-test required. CE will be categorized as either Synchronous (lecturer and learner are together at the same time, either in-person or virtually, with real-time communication) or Asynchronous (lecturer and learner are not together at same time, no real-time communication). Interactive webinars will be labeled Synchronous Virtual CE for courses and activities submitted after January 1 (interactive webinars approved before January 1 may still be labeled Online Interactive courses or Interactive Distance Learning events). Please Note: State Boards may restrict the number of Synchronous Virtual hours of CE allowed for license renewal; check with your State Board for the latest regulations.

LIVE WEBINARS = LIVE CE IN MASSACHUSETTS

At their December 15, 2021 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Optometry specified that a live webinar where speakers and attendees can interact in real-time are considered to be live CE. The Board clarified that distance learning CE courses, which are limited to 6 hours per renewal cycle, are those where the licensees are reading content or observing media on their own with no interaction with the instructor. Thus, the COPE-approved interactive NGS webinars count as live CE for MA optometrists.

CE BROKER FOR TEXAS OPTOMETRISTS

The NGS will submit attendance data to CE Broker for Texas optometrists who attend our webinars. We will continue to mail CE certificates so attendees have a copy for their records and also will send attendance data to ARBO's OE Tracker.

PENNSYLVANIA CE REGULATIONS

The Pennsylvaia Board of Optometry will allow all CE to be online for the renewal period that ends November 30, 2022. Starting December 1, 2022, revised regulations allow for up to 50% of the CE requirements (15 out of 30 ours) to be online.

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Central Serous Retinopathy

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OCT: The Optometrist's MREye

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Longitudinal Study of Corneal Hysteresis

»Case of the Month

Complicated Uveitis

»Glaucoma Watch

New Developments in Glaucoma Management

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Giant Cell Arteritis

»Glaucoma Watch

Predicting Progression

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