EVOLUTIONS IN GLAUCOMA MANAGEMENT

On the first episode of Dose & Delivery, a new podcast series from GT: The Podcast host I. Paul Singh, MD, sits down with Nathan Radcliffe, MD, and Steven R. Sarkisian Jr, MD, to discuss evolutions in drug delivery and glaucoma care.
Listen:bit.ly/GTdose1

$2.4 MILLION

How much eye injuries cost the NBA per season, as calculated by two team physicians1

1. Medeiros S. Eye injuries cost the NBA $2.4 million in single season. EyeSmart. March 16, 2021. www.aao.org/eye-health/news/cost-eye-injuries-nba-basketball-sports

MOVING CLOSER TO A CURE

In a webinar hosted by the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF), Thomas M. Brunner; John G. Flanagan, PhD, FCOptom; and Monica L. Vetter, PhD, discuss investment in glaucoma research and share updates on ongoing projects.

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The percentage of older patients who use online reviews when choosing a physician1

1. Kullgren JT, Malani P, Kirch M. Use of online physician ratings and reviews by older US adults: results of a national survey [published online April 13, 2021]. Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M20-7600.

CALL TO ACTION

“Experts are now predicting a ‘pandemic of pandemic-related disease.’ Some argue that a large backlog of visits postponed due to the pandemic has left some patients untreated or undertreated. In our experience, delays in care can lead to irreversible vision loss. It is the responsibility of physicians to call patients who have been rescheduled or self-cancelled. Devastating loss of vision and blindness ultimately have a snowball effect on the entire medical community.” | —Karine Shebaclo, MD, MSc, and Malka Davina Kirschenbaum, MD; “COVID-19: An Opportunity to Forge a New Road Forward,” MillennialEYE, March/April 2021

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Meeting Updates

  • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting
    July 23–27, 2021 | Las Vegas
  • Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) Summer Symposium
    August 26–29, 2021 | Amelia Island, Florida
  • 2021 Interventional Glaucoma Congress (IGC)
    October 7–9, 2021 | Chicago
  • European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Annual Meeting
    October 8–11, 2021 | Amsterdam
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting
    November 12–15, 2021 | New Orleans