Optic nerve imaging techniques have undergone tremendous advancements over the last decade that will enable earlier glaucoma detection and diagnosis. Dr. Sarah Van Tassel outlines the current technology.

Learn how to build a support network and connections that increase quality of life with Amy Zhang, MD, and Carolyn Edward, Patient Advocate, American Glaucoma Society.

Does glaucoma cause cataracts? Can cataracts and glaucoma be treated at the same time? Learn more during a conversation with guest expert Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD, who discusses the relationship between cataracts and glaucoma.

How is glaucoma diagnosed? And, what happens during an eye exam following a glaucoma diagnosis? Learn more during a conversation with guest expert Lauren E. Hock, MD, who discusses six common tests that you may experience during an eye exam for glaucoma.

The most common treatments for glaucoma are eye drops, but they are not the only option! Guest expert Tania Lamba, MD, discusses current and future glaucoma treatment options.

In this episode, guest expert, Mona Kaleem, MD, discussed whether marijuana/cannabis or CBD can be used as an effective treatment for glaucoma, and highlighted the effects of marijuana on vision, as backed by science.

Guest moderator Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD, PhD, interviewed occupational therapist Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT, and Ed Haines from the organization Hadley on the topic of vision rehabilitation. They discussed providers and services that specialize in helping to maximize your remaining vision.

This event featured Thomas V. Johnson, MD, PhD, who discussed the current research on neuroregeneration & neuroprotection using stem cells for glaucoma.

This event featured two glaucoma experts, Amy Zhang, MD and Amy Mehta, MD, who discussed important questions you should ask your doctor about your glaucoma diagnosis.

Our guest speakers, Rob Howden and Diane Marshall are both currently living with geographic atrophy, the advanced form of dry macular degeneration. They will give a firsthand account of daily living with geographic atrophy and discuss the importance of diagnosis.