Glaucoma Past, Present, and Future: Assimilating New Data About Diagnosis and Surgery in the Interventional Glaucoma Era

 The “medication first” era of glaucoma treatment is over. This presentation provides an update on early-line Interventional Glaucoma techniques before reviewing recent publications that impact the surgical management of late-stage glaucoma.

Target Audience

Eye care professionals (optometrist, ophthalmology, etc.)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the current interventional glaucoma treatment paradigm and list specific interventional techniques that are appropriate for use as early-line and later-line interventions
  • Describe a novel nomenclature for describing “glaucoma suspect” eyes, and explain how this nomenclature provides an improved framework for reasoning through early diagnosis and the decision to treat.
  • Summarize new data on glaucoma diagnostic strategies, novel tube shunt devices, and the optimum deployment of trabeculectomy in the treatment of advanced glaucoma

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Optometry Credit (ARBO/COPE)
Course opens: 
12/01/2025
Course expires: 
09/04/2028
Cost:
$0.00
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Philip Garza, MD

COPE

Woo U is a 501-c3 non-profit organization committed to providing high quality continuing education to eye care professionals around the world.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Optometry Credit (ARBO/COPE)

Price

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