Glaucoma is a silent disease: you may not know you have it until late.
World Glaucoma Week 2020 recently took place, thank you to all involved!
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It is essential to keep your tonometers and goniolenses clean during this COVID-19 outbreak.
Please adhere to your regional standard of care protocols. Have a look at this quick-start physician guide to COVID-19, curated from comprehensive CDC JAMA Ophthalmology and World Health Organization (WHO) resources: bit.ly/2JakxPo
People afflicted with glaucoma and living in developing countries are at a particular disadvantage; they have a higher risk of progressing to blindness and present with more advanced disease. These free-access sessions from WGC-2019 highlight the importance of training, education and resource allocation throughout such regions: ow.ly/gigT50yMwSi
Stay informed about how and which diagnostic examinations are performed to detect glaucoma, by visiting the WGA Patient Education Website. You can also find information regarding basics, treatment and FAQ’s. www.glaucomapatients.org/
Watch the new Journal of Glaucoma Paper of the Month video!
Our guest for this episode is Kaweh Mansouri from the Montchosi Clinic, Lausanne, Switzerland and the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado Denver. His paper reports the Impact of Phacoemulsification Combined with XEN Gel Stent Implantation on Corneal Endothelial Cell Density. Watch the full video here: vimeo.com/402167694.
The Journal of Glaucoma (JOG) is an official publication of the WGA. Every month the WGA Associate Advisory Board selects the Paper of the Month. Watch all videos via vimeo.com/showcase/6522030.
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In light of the current COVID-19 situation, continue your learning and maintain your practice through a number of online learning platforms, available through the WGA#One portal:
wga.one/
By 2040, 32 million individuals will have angle-closure glaucoma (ACG), and half of those blind from glaucoma will have angle closure. Sometimes doctors suspect an angle closure based on the presence of symptoms but they failed to identify a large number of asymptomatic patients and people at risk. These five free-access talks from the WGC-2019 Scientific Program address angle closure, including diagnosis, treatment and challenges: www.pathlms.com/wga/events/1446/event_sections/10141
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has released recommendations regarding urgent and nonurgent patient care. According to the statement, all ophthalmologists should cease providing any treatment other than urgent or emergent care immediately. Read more:
www.aao.org/headline/alert-important-coronavirus-context
Alert: Important coronavirus updates for ophthalmologists
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The Academy is sharing important ophthalmology-specific information related to the novel coronavirus, referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The highly contagiousThe Education Committee carefully selects presentations from the WGC-2019 for your benefit. This week, we showcase tube shunt implantation as a common surgical consideration for lower intraocular pressure. Have a look at this group session, where tube complications are thoroughly addressed through five recorded sessions: www.pathlms.com/wga/events/1446/event_sections/10216
Cycling for #glaucoma #awareness
Around 100 ophthalmologists, ophthalmic technicians, nurses and medical faculty students cycled on a 4-5 km /8-10 miles route in Konya, which is one of Turkey’s oldest cities and was known as Iconium in Roman times.
Read more about it here: www.worldglaucomaweek.org/activity/cycling-for-glaucoma-awareness/
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