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In This Issue

Chief Medical Editor's Page

Going Beyond Meaningful Use

Steven D. Vold, MD,Chief Medical Editor

The Literature

The Literature

Helen Kornmann, MD, PhD, and Joseph F. Panarelli, MD

Research Results

Highlights of the AGS Annual Meeting

The latest research findings from the 25th annual meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, held February 26 to March 1, 2015, in Coronado, California.

Geoffrey T. Emerick, MD

International Perspectives

My Experience With Academic Medicine in the United States

An ophthalmologist from India visits four renowned teaching institutes to broaden his perspective on glaucoma education, surgery, and technology.

Ganesh Venkataraman, MBBS, MS, DNB

Surgical Pearls

Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery and Premium IOLs

Refractive errors and glaucoma can be approached as comorbidities that can be treated together.

Joel M. Solano, MD, and John P. Berdahl, MD

Technology Today

Evaluating the Optic Nerve for Glaucomatous Damage With OCT

Optic nerve assessment contributes to the clinician's ability to detect glaucoma.

Murray Fingeret, OD

Sidebar: Optic Nerve Analysis for SD-OCT Technology

Jason Bacharach, MD

Residents And Fellows

A Resident Reflects on Clinical Glaucoma Rotation

Anton Kolomeyer, MD, PhD

Inside Eyetube.net

Results of GT's 2015 Film Festival

Section Editors: Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, and Jonathan S. Myers, MD

Cover Stories: Surgical Management Of Chronic Angle Closure

Understanding the Problem of Angle-Closure Glaucoma

An overview of some major issues.

Harry Quigley, MD

Evaluating the Anterior Chamber Angle

A combination of techniques can yield a clear picture.

Robert M. Feldman, MD

Laser Iridotomy in the Angle-Closure Suspect

When is this treatment warranted?

Shuchi Patel, MD

When Should I Perform Lens Extraction Alone for the Primary Angle-Closure Suspect?

Nicholas P. Bell, MD and Garry P. Condon, MD

LPI, Iridoplasty, or ECP for Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma?

Laser treatment remains a mainstay of management.

Shan Lin, MD

Lens Extraction in Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Cataract surgery is an effective treatment that saves patients from the complications of trabeculectomy.

Reay H. Brown, MD

Goniosynechialysis and Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma

A safer option for patients with a cataract and uncontrolled glaucoma.

Marlene R. Moster, MD, and Wanda D. Hu, MD

Filtration Surgery and Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Choose a surgical approach based on the contributing mechanism and stage of the disease.

Sarwat Salim, MD

Industry News and Innovations

Therapeutics Update

Why Are There Not More Pharmacotherapies for Glaucoma?

There is plenty of interest but relatively few drugs in advanced-stage development.

Gary D. Novack, PhD

Practice Pointers

Paging Dr. Google

How to use the Internet to reinforce the doctor-patient therapeutic alliance.

Ivan Goldberg, AM, MBBS (Syd), FRANZCO, FRACS