National Glaucoma Society

Case of the Month

Topics

What's Worse Than a Migraine?

Uveitic Glaucoma

Episodic Damage to the RNFL

The Importance of Risk Factors for Younger Patients

Glaucoma and Retinal Pathologies

Bilateral NAION

Neuroretinal Rim Defects

Optic Neuritis

Iridotomy

Angle Closure Due to Topamax

Iridotomy Part II: Was It Successful?

Uveitis and Elevated IOP

Is This Glaucoma?

Anomalous Optic Nerve

Asymmetry

Detecting Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma

Unusual Side Effect of Topical Glaucoma Medication

Angle Recession

IOL Iris Defect

Glaucoma Damage in a Younger Patient

OCT and Ocular Lesions

Monitoring Conjuctival Lesions

Visual Fields vs. Optic Nerve Imaging

Sjogren's Syndrome

Duane's Retraction Syndrome

"Regular" Iritis

NAION

Giant Cell Arteritis

Complicated Uveitis

Central Serous Retinopathy

Doyne's Honeycomb Dystrophy

Vascular Issues in Glaucoma

SLT as First Line Therapy

RNFL Changes on OCT

Anomalous Optic Discs

Large Cupping vs Glaucoma

NTG and Disc Hemorrhages

Angle Closure and Cataracts

Durysta Glaucoma Implant Surgery

Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

Surgical Intervention for Exfoliative Glaucoma

 

CALIFORNIA ALLOWS LIVE WEBINARS AS LIVE CE

The California Board of Optometry now recognizes interactive courses offered live over internet platforms such as WebEx as Live CE toward the 30 hours of live continuing education required for license renewal. Courses can be live COPE courses offered by COPE's June 30, 2021 deadline or courses approved by the Board.

COPE EXTENDS RULES ON INTERACTIVE WEBINARS

Interactive webinars offered through June 30, 2021 will be classified as Live COPE Events. These webinars will not require a test. The NGS live webinars through June 2021 will be submitted to COPE for approval as Live COPE Events. Thus, the webinars will meet the criteria for CE in most states. States may consider these webinars as live or on-line CE. More information is included in the description of the webinars on the NGS website. Some State Boards are modifying restrictions for on-line CE because of COVID-19. Check the website of your State Board of Optometry for the latest rulings.

NEW FEATURE ON REGISTRATION PAGE

We have modified the registration page on the NGS website to eliminate duplicate registrations. If you try to register for a webinar for which you have already registered, the message "Already Registered" will appear on the page so you cannot add it to your cart. This should save time so that you do not go through the steps of registering again.

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER WEBINARS APPROVED IN TEXAS

The NGS webinars in September through December have been approved by the Texas Board of Optometry as live CE. This includes the one-hour Wednesday webinars as well as the National Glaucoma Symposium East on September 12-13 and the National Glaucoma Symposium West on October 11.

NGS 1-HOUR WEBINARS

The NGS will offer two webinars per month in September-December and January - May.  These webinars are included in Full NGS Membership.

MA BOARD WAIVES LIMITS ON DISTANCE LEARNING

At its March 25 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Optometry voted to waive the 6-hour limit on distance learning CE. For CE completed between January 1 and December 31, 2020, Massachusetts optometrists can obtain up to 18 hours of distance learning CE, provided the course is COPE approved, separately approved by the Board of Optometry, or offered by an organization specified in Massachusetts regulations as an approved entity. This policy will be posted to the Board's website soon, but is now in effect.

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.