Susan Liang, MD, assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and clinical director at New England Eye Center, Framingham, recaps her article—“Remote Monitoring of Glaucoma”—from the November/December issue of Glaucoma Today. In this article, Dr. Liang outlines existing and developing technologies designed to enable high-quality virtual care today and in the future.

Christopher K.S. Leung, MD, MB ChB, chairperson and clinical professor for the Department of Ophthalmology at The University of Hong Kong School of Clinical Medicine, recaps his article—“Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Optical Texture Analysis”—from the November/December issue of Glaucoma Today. In the article, Dr. Leung describes RNFL Optical Texture Analysis, an algorithm to uncover the optical texture and trajectories of individual axonal fiber bundles, which may help to identify RNFL defects in...

In this episode of GT: The Podcast, Roshun D. Sangani, MD, recaps his article, “Incidental Glaucoma Screening Using Teleophthalmology at a Tertiary Care Ophthalmology Center,” written with Albert Khouri, MD, and featured in the September/October issue of Glaucoma Today. A novel approach to the detection and management of glaucoma in a busy emergency department aims to minimize the number of visits before intervention, treat patients earlier, and encourage follow-up.

On this episode of “Survey Says” With I. Paul Singh, MD, a special edition of GT: The Podcast, Dr. Singh is joined by guests Shamil Patel, MD, MBA, and Manjool Shah, MD. The panel will discuss how they would approach procedure and IOL selection for a real patient case, and later, they find out how their colleagues chose to proceed based on the results of a social media poll of Glaucoma Today’s audience. 

In this episode of GT: The Podcast, Zaiba Malik, MD, recaps her article, “Leading Through Uncertainty,” written with Michael Onuscheck, and featured in the September/October issue of Glaucoma Today. Change and disruption are inevitable in medicine, and good leadership requires the ability to embrace uncertainty. Dr. Malik discusses different types of uncertainty and the necessary tools to overcome challenges and maintain strong leadership.

In this episode of GT: The Podcast, Leonard K. Seibold, MD, recaps his article, “Physician Burnout in Ophthalmology,” written with Jessica A. Sedhom, MD, and featured in the September/October issue of Glaucoma Today. The article discusses burnout syndrome and its increasing prevalence among physicians, as well as results of a survey to determine burnout rates among ophthalmologists and identify the major risk factors for burnout syndrome.

In this episode of “Survey Says” With I. Paul Singh, MD, a special edition of GT: The Podcast, Dr. Singh is joined by guests Analisa Arosemena MD, from Aran Eye Associates in Miami, Florida, and Lorraine Provencher, MD, from Cincinnati Eye Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. The panel discuss how they would treat the patient in question and, later, they find out how their colleagues would approach treatment, based on the results of a social media poll of Glaucoma Today’s audience. In terms of...

In this episode, hear an interview with Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, who was nominated by the Glaucoma Today editorial advisory board to be featured in a recent issue as an influential innovator. In this interview, Dr. Ianchulev describes his journey into medicine, how he discovered his interest in glaucoma, what keeps him motivated to innovate, and what advances he hopes to see for the subspecialty in the future.

In this episode, hear an interview with Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS, who was nominated by the Glaucoma Today editorial advisory board to be featured in the publication as an influential innovator. In this interview, Dr. Schuman shares what sparked his initial interest in glaucoma, discusses his role in the development of OCT imaging, and describes why he thinks a cure for high IOP in glaucoma could be on the horizon.

In this episode of “Survey Says” With I. Paul Singh, MD, a special edition of GT: The Podcast, Dr. Singh is joined by guests Deborah Ristvedt, DO, of Vance Thompson Vision, and Shamik Bafna, MD, of Cleveland Eye Clinic. The guests are presented with a real patient case and asked to weigh in on how they would manage it. Later, Dr. Singh shares the Glaucoma Today audience’s preferred approach to the case, based on the results of a social media poll. How do the polling results match up against...

In this episode, hear an interview with Malik Y. Kahook, MD, who was nominated by the Glaucoma Today editorial advisory board to be featured in the January/February issue as an influential innovator. His desire to improve medical and surgical approaches in ophthalmology has led him to invent and develop numerous technologies over the years. Dr. Kahook discusses some of these innovations, shares why he’s constantly looking for better solutions, and offers his advice to ophthalmologists who...

Richie Kahn, MPH, a clinical researcher and patient advocate, leads a discussion between physicians and patients on the use and value of home monitoring technology in ophthalmology. Kahn, who is also a patient with a rare and progressive form of optic atrophy as well as a clinical trial participant, is joined by Barbara Wirostko, MD, FARVO; Craig Chaya, MD; and Dorian De Maio, a long-time glaucoma patient of Drs. Wirostko and Chaya.

In this special edition of GT: The Podcast, I. Paul Singh, MD, presents real patients’ cases from his practice and asks guests Joseph F. Panarelli, MD, and Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, to explain how they each would manage these patients. Dr. Singh then shares the results of social media poll questions in which the Glaucoma Today audience voted on its preferred approaches to these cases. Did the polling results match up with the proposed approaches of Drs. Panarelli and Bedrood? 

This double episode of GT: The Podcast features a pair of articles published in the November/December 2021 issue of Glaucoma Today. In part one, Finny T. John, MD, and Natasha Nayak Kolomeyer, MD, recap their article, “Lessons in Dissatisfaction,” which shares surgical insight gained from challenging encounters in the clinic and OR. Then, Alexandra Papp, MD, CAPT, USAF, MC, reads her article, “Not Your Grandma’s Puff Test,” which reviews the importance of measuring corneal hysteresis (CH) to...

Alexandra “Ola” Pietraszkiewicz, MD, reads her article, "A Holistic Approach to Glaucoma Care," from the September/October issue of Glaucoma Today. This article highlights the correlation between vision loss and mental health and discusses how a greater understanding of the psychosocial determinants of health can improve patient-physician relationships and clinical outcomes.

Daniel Laroche, MD, reads his article, "Reducing Pigment Particles in the Anterior Chamber," written with Jose Sinon for the September/October issue of Glaucoma Today. This article reviews the several interventions which can be used to reduce the number of pigment particles in adult patients with pigment dispersion syndromes.

Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, and Davinder S. Grover, MD, MPH, join Inder Paul Singh, MD, for an in-depth discussion on IOP. The trio discuss their criteria for defining IOP ranges, how they use hysteresis to predict pressure fluctuations, and the complications which may arise when a patient’s pressure creeps outside the defined ranges. 

Nikola Ragusa, MD, reads his article, "Is It Time to Rethink the Slit Lamp?" from the July/August issue of Glaucoma Today. This article reviews a practice-based survey that considers patient comfort during eye exams and challenges for the redevelopment of certain ophthalmic equipment to promote greater accessibility.

Brian M. Shafer, MD, reads his article, “The Contrast Sensitivity Story,” from the July/August 2021 issue of Glaucoma Today. In this article, Dr. Shafer looks at contrast sensitivity in patients with glaucoma and challenges what he says is the old dogma that physicians shouldn't implant multifocal IOLs in these patients.

Lorraine M. Provencher, MD, and Constance O. Okeke, MD, MSCE, join Inder Paul Singh, MD, to discuss new molecules and mechanisms of action. How do these new medications change the way physicians treat glaucoma?

Erin Sieck, MD, Assistant Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Georges M. Durr, MD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal, Montreal, share their teaching pearls for mastering angle-based and subconjunctival MIGS procedures, as featured in their article in the May/June 2021 issue of Glaucoma Today.

In the second episode of this three-part miniseries, Oluwatosin Smith, MD, and Daniel Krivoy, MD, offer some surgical tips and tricks from their experience using the XEN Gel Stent (Allergan). Together, Drs. Smith and Krivoy offer techniques to manage complications such as clinical hypotony, migration, or dislocation.

Manjool Shah, MD, and Steven R. Sarkisian Jr., MD, walk through the complications they faced after the implantation of the XEN Gel Stent (Allergan). Drs. Shah and Sarkisian discuss in detail the different risks presented in ab interno and ab externo cases—such as leaks, erosions, occlusions or obstructions—approaches to avoid these risks, and how to develop your surgical skills following complications. 

In the final episode of a three-part miniseries on navigating challenges after XEN Gel Stent (Allergan) implantation, Vanessa Vera, MD, and Luís Abegäo Pinto, MD, PhD—co-authors on a publication titled “Navigating Challenges After Xen”—explore atypical bleb morphologies after Xen implantation (prominent, nasal or avascular), how to treat and how to avoid these complications altogether.

David Woods, MD, reads his article, “A Superonasal Corneal Traction Suture for Ab Interno Xen Implantation,” from the May/June 2021 issue of Glaucoma Today. Here, he outlines his technique for ab interno implantation of the Xen Gel Stent (Allergan) using a superonasal corneal traction suture.