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Jun 13 2022

Secondary Glaucoma from Ocular Trauma

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Elizabeth Muckley discusses the diagnosis and management of an African-American college athlete with hyphema and secondary glaucoma from ocular trauma, the risk of angle recession glaucoma, and the potential role of sickle cell in treatment options.
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»Glaucoma Watch

May 31 2022

Angle Closure Glaucoma

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Danica Marrelli provides an overview of angle closure glaucoma, including its prevalence, etiology, classification, and risk factors.
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»Case of the Month

Apr 11 2022

Normal Tension Glaucoma

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Mark Dunbar describes an 80-year-old patient with normal tension glaucoma, presents an algorithm for treating NTG, and discusses the potential effect of low profusion pressure.
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»Webinars

Apr 10 2022

Hyperosmolar Eye Drops and Fuch's Disease

Janet Swartz, EdD

During an NGS webinar on endothelial disease, a participating optometrist provided a link to a recent study in the AAO Journal that showed no benefit of hyperosmolar eye drops for Fuch's disease.
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»Glaucoma Watch

Apr 09 2022

Parapapillary Atrophy

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Eric Schmidt discusses parapapillary atrophy and beta zones and their significance in diagnosing glaucoma and glaucoma progression.
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»Case of the Month

Mar 11 2022

Asymmetric IOPs

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Blair Lonsberry discusses a patient with large differences in IOP between eyes and whether to treat or monitor.
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»Webinars

Mar 09 2022

Fundus Autofluorescence

Janet Swartz, EdD

Dr. Brad Sutton presents an overview of fundus autofluorescence technology and its application for the diagnosis of AMD and optic nerve head drusen, as well as potential uses in glaucoma.
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»Case of the Month

Feb 07 2022

Is it Glaucoma?

Bud O'Leary, OD

Dr. Mark Dunbar discusses a patient with an abnormal optic nerve but normal pressures and the decision whether to treat or monitor.
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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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Resources and Information

»Case of the Month

Secondary Glaucoma from Ocular Trauma

»Glaucoma Watch

Angle Closure Glaucoma

»Case of the Month

Normal Tension Glaucoma

»Webinars

Hyperosmolar Eye Drops and Fuch's Disease

»Glaucoma Watch

Parapapillary Atrophy

»Case of the Month

Asymmetric IOPs

»Webinars

Fundus Autofluorescence

»Case of the Month

Is it Glaucoma?

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