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1. East Coast Optometrie Glaucoma Symposium.

Subjects
*CONFERENCES & conventions, *GLAUCOMA treatment, *GLAUCOMA diagnosis, *OPTOMETRISTS, *GLAUCOMA, *PATIENTS
Abstract

Information about several papers discussed at the East Coast Optometric Glaucoma Symposium on the new advancements in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma is presented. Topics include the new developments in diagnosis of glaucoma and new ideas for management of glaucoma patients. The symposium featured several optometrists including John Flanagan, Tony Realini, and Richard J. Madonna.

Published
2012

2. Glaucoma.

Author

Cole III, Robert M.

Subjects
*CONFERENCES & conventions, *GLAUCOMA, *GENE mapping, *BLOOD flow, *OPTOMETRISTS, *OPTOMETRY, *SOCIETIES
Abstract

Information about several papers discussed during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting on optometry is presented. The meeting highlights several research findings on compliance, nutritional benefits, surgical achievements, and the impact of gene variants on the potential development of glaucoma. Specifically, the event regards the studies on gene mapping, the connection of blood flow to the glaucomatous process and the rates of surgical success.

Published
2009

3. INTRODUCTION.

Author

Fingeret, Murray

Subjects
*OPTOMETRY, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., *GLAUCOMA, *EYE diseases, *OPTOMETRISTS, *OPTIC nerve, *CONFERENCES & conventions
Abstract

Provides information on the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS), an organization composed of optometrists and scientists. Goal of enhancing optometry's understanding of glaucoma; Synopsis of papers presented at the organization's third annual meeting, held in December 2004; Meeting's focus on the role of the optic nerve in glaucoma.

Published
2005