March/April 2017

Up Front

Chief Medical Editor's Page

Decisions, Decisions

Steven D. Vold, MD

The Literature

The Literature

Darrell WuDunn, MD, PhD, and Joshua W. Evans, MD

Technology Today

Visual Field Assessment on the Go

New technology may reduce reliance on expensive machinery.

Sahil Thakur, MBBS, and Parul Ichhpujani, MS

Research Results

Highlights of the AGS Annual Meeting

The latest results of clinical trials and research studies presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, held March 2 to 5, 2017, in Coronado, California.

Ambika Hoguet, MD, and Lucy Q. Shen, MD

Residents And Fellows

Communication and Teamwork

Kunjal K. Modi, MD

Cover Focus: Blazing A Trail

Blazing a Trail

The future of glaucoma surgery.

Steven D. Vold, MD, chief medical editor

Where We Are Today With MIGS

With Leon W. Herndon, MD; Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD; Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD; Sameh Mosaed, MD; Michael D. Greenwood, MD; Steven R. Sarkisian Jr, MD; Michael Berlin, MD, MS; Vigan Roka, MD; Michael Riggs; and Ulrich Giers, MD; Steven D. Vold, MD; Marc Töteberg-Harms, MD, FEBO; Erik L. Mertens, MD, FEBOphth, and Howard Barnebey, MD

Incorporating Patients' Perspectives

The FDA launched a collaborative effort with academic centers to develop a patient-reported outcome measure and a patient preference study specifically for individuals with mild to moderate glaucoma.

Michelle E. Tarver, MD, PhD, and Malvina B. Eydelman, MD

Shaping MIGS Delivery

What's the subspecialist's role?

Ronald L. Fellman, MD

Pediatric MIGS

Can microinvasive glaucoma procedures mitigate complications in children?

Anna Do, MD, and Joseph F. Panarelli, MD

Research Update on Laser Trabeculoplasty

A literature search reveals interesting findings from 2016.

Tony Realini, MD, MPH

A Targeted Approach

Endocyclophotocoagulation for glaucoma management.

Chungkwon Yoo, MD, PhD, and Shan C. Lin, MD

Cyclophotocoagulation Controversy

Using this treatment option earlier in the disease course and in sighted eyes.

James Fox, MD

The Role of Surgery

A blueprint for treatment.

Edward S. Yung, MD, and Marlene R. Moster, MD

Practice Pointers

Black Hat SEO Tactics

Ophthalmologists, beware!

Robert Watson

In Back

Industry News

Inside Eyetube.net

New Diagnostic Tools

OCT angiography, PERG, and corneal hysteresis.

Jonathan S. Myers, MD