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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.
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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.
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»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.
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»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.
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»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."
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»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.
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»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.
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»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.
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NGS WEBINARS 2025

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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.

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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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Duane's Retraction Syndrome

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Visual Fields Overview

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FDT Perimetry

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Visual Fields vs. Optic Nerve Imaging

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