January/February 2021

Editor's Page

The Best Example

Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC

COVID-19

Managing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Answers to top questions related to practice, patient, and staff safety.

Joshua F. Alloy, JD

Patient Views

Visiting the Glaucoma Clinic in the Time of COVID-19

The patient perspective on the changes made and updates still desired.

Richie Kahn, MPH

Case Files

Active Glaucoma or an Old Insult?

Clinicians discuss the diagnosis and therapeutic considerations.

Devesh K. Varma, MD, FRCSC; Reena A. Garg, MD; and Michael D. Greenwood, MD

The Literature

The Future of Ophthalmology

Two studies examine how the field may grow as concern about costs increases.

Christopher C. Teng, MD, and Soshian Sarrafpour, MD

Global Perspectives

Medical Training and Ophthalmology Residency and Fellowship Programs

An overview of similarities and differences in systems far and wide.

Deli Krizova, FEBO; Pavel Kuchynka, CSc, FCMA; Wanjiku Mathenge, MBChB, MMed, MSc, PhD; Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCOphth; Andrew Scott, PhD, MD, FRCOphth, MRCSEd, FEBO; Jorge E. Valdez-García, MD, PhD; and Riccardo Vinciguerra, MD

Pharma Focus

Novel Glaucoma Medications: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Experience

Insights into the use of these treatments as additive therapies for IOP reduction.

Vladislav P. Bekerman, MD, MBA, and Albert S. Khouri, MD

Pharma Focus

Side Effects of Glaucoma Medications

Providers must be aware of the common and uncommon side effects associated with each agent and class of medication.

Eileen Chang, MD; Soshian Sarrafpour, MD; and Christopher C. Teng, MD

Tech Culture

Getting Started With #Ophthalmology

A primer on Twitter for ophthalmologists.

Edmund Tsui, MD

Cover Focus

Challenges in Clinical Trials

Certain requirements can delay, limit, or prohibit patient access to advances in glaucoma care.

George R. Reiss, MD

Cover Focus

Landmark Clinical Trial Findings Today: CIGTS

What are the current applications of the outcomes of the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study?

Catherine Q. Sun, MD

Cover Focus

Landmark Clinical Trial Findings Today: TVT

What are the current applications of the outcomes of the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy study?

Lilian Nguyen, MD

Cover Focus

Landmark Clinical Trial Findings Today: AGIS

What are the current applications of the outcomes of the Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study?

Frank Chin, MD, and Eydie Miller-Ellis, MD

Cover Focus

Implementing Quality-of-Life Measures Into Glaucoma Clinical Trials

What are the next steps?

Richard K. Parrish II, MD; Lorraine M. Provencher, MD; and Gregory L. Skuta, MD

The Buzz on Eyetube.net

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