Talking About Glaucoma (AAC)

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In this episode, I talk with Abdullah “Abed” Sarhan, CEO and Co-founder of Retinal Logic, about the company's use of AR and VR technology for vision screening. Abbott shares his background in deep learning and healthcare, the development of the virtual reality prototype, the device's availability and Health Canada approval, and its differentiation from other companies' technologies. He also discus...

[Please change your subscription to the mp3 feed instead of the AAC feed as I will be stopping this AAC feed in 2024…see https://TalkingAbout Glaucoma.com for all the links to subscribe.] In this episode, I go beyond the basics of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) with Dr Hady Saheb from McGill University. Our discussion includes Ganglion Cell Layer analysis, structure-function correlation, the f...

Intro: In this episode, I discuss Plateau Iris with Dr Shivani Kamat, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Fellowship Program director at UT Southwestern. She also founded and co-chairs Women in Glaucoma. Today's discussion includes the difference between plateau iris configuration and syndrome, how to distinguish it from other glaucomas and treatment options. Outro: Talking About Gla...

Intro: In this episode, I talk with Carla Siegfried, Jacquelyn E. and Allan E. Kolker, MD Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Professionalism at Washington University School of Medicine, about the gold standard glaucoma surgical procedure: the trabeculectomy. We exchange detailed tips for success for each step of the surgery and post-operative care. It...

TAG #35 GEDDE Steve - Glaucoma surgical trials: lessons learned Intro: There have been many trials proving surgical intervention does indeed reduce the risk of progressive glaucoma damage for our patients. These include Treatment vs No Treatment studies as well as studies that compare different types of treatment. In this episode, I talk with Steve Gedde, from the University of Miami's Bascom Palm...

Intro: Welcome to Talking About Glaucoma episode #34 for May 7, 2021. Here’s another recording from the vaults that is getting to see the light of day. It is one of 3 episodes recorded in person back in late February 2020 just before Covid de-railed us all from business as usual. My apologies for the sound quality on this one; I was experimenting with a BOYA dual lapel mic, recording directly into...

Intro: Welcome to Talking About Glaucoma episode #33 for December 31, 2020. I bet you're glad this year is over! I'm still digging through the vaults to post episodes like this gem and have a few more that will go live soon. Email me at podcast@iguy.org if you would like to be on the show to discuss a topic in glaucoma or if you have questions that you would like to have answered on a future episo...

Intro: My apologies for the >1 year gap since my last episode. It's been quite the year moving my work back to full time in Vancouver and providing patient care in our new normal of a pandemic. There are many more episodes that have been recorded; I'll keep trying to get them posted more often. Email me at podcast@iguy.org if you would like to be on the show. In this episode, I talk with Won Ki...

The goal of the late Dave Epstein was to find a drug that treats the cause of glaucoma by improving trabecular meshwork outflow. After many years of research, Aerie Pharmaceuticals was formed and refined a Rho Kinase inhibitor called Netarsudil. In April 2018 this came to market as Rhopressa and March 2019, combined with latanoprost, as Roclatan. Today I’m talking with Rick Lewis, a glaucoma colle...

Intro: Welcome back to Talking About Glaucoma, a podcast of indeterminate length and frequency. I’m your host Robert Schertzer, a Glaucoma Specialist from Vancouver, BC Canada. To help produce future shows more frequently, I will no longer include artwork and chapter markings. Hopefully this will get me back on track to publishing new episodes each month this coming year. As always, contact me at...

In this episode, I’m talking with Ron Fellman from Glaucoma Associates of Texas about the Fellman Fluid Wave and its clinical implications in glaucoma surgery. Episode Chapters: Intro: Ron Fellman Glaucoma Associates of Texas Fluid Wave: what it isRelated strictly to conventional outflow Evidence of patency of this system When unroofing Schlemm’s canal a decade ago when viscocanalostomy was being...

I sat down with Chris Johsnon at a recent American Glaucoma Society meeting to discuss some of my pet peeves about visual field testing and what lies on the horizon. Chris is Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa and a world renown Perimetry expert.

In this episode, Tom Harbin, from Eye Consultants of Atlanta, and I discuss ethical issues in the medical treatment of glaucoma. This includes generic vs brand name drugs, the need to shop around for the best price, and looking out for talks from so-called Key Opinion Leaders.

In this episode, I talk with Tracy Wright, now based at Kaiser Permanente in Washington DC. He was at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami when we recorded this conversation. The implications immediately effected how I look at visual fields in my patients but I have yet to see further studies that support what we discussed, namely that visual fields continue to progress for a...

In this episode, I talk with Nelson Winkler (a medical student at the time) and Cheryl Khanna (Glaucoma attending) at The Mayo Clinic, who analyzed the outcomes of their team based model for Glaucoma care. This physician- led model began in 2008 and has Ophthalmologists working together with Optometrists to deliver glaucoma care. With specific definitions for progression of the disease, patients a...

[This AAC .m4a version has chapter markers and artwork embedded in the podcast to enhance the experience on devices/apps that support this, which includes most podcasting apps on iOS and Android devices. It is the preferred version for experiencing this podcast.] In this episode, I talk with Suman Thapa about delivering glaucoma care in Nepal. This conversation took place long before the two massi...

[This AAC .m4a version has chapter markers and artwork embedded in the podcast to enhance the experience on devices/apps that support this, which includes most podcasting apps on iOS and Android devices. It is the preferred version for experiencing this podcast.] In this episode, Tom Samuelson and I discuss trabecular bypass procedures including the currently available & two future models of the i...

In this episode, I talk with Florent Aptel, a glaucoma specialist in Grenoble, France, about his work in developing a modern day hi frequency ultrasound as a treatment for glaucoma in its early stages. Their group has developed a device that selectively focuses the energy on the ciliary body without collateral damage that offers hope as a future treatment modality.

In this episode, Dr Blumenthal and I discuss the not so obvious technique of peripheral laser iridotomy, emphasizing the shift away from the 12 o'clock position to a temporal location for most patients. We discuss the rationale for this shift, that includes the dramatic reduction in photopsias, as well as some tips and tricks in performing this technique.

In this episode, Dr Berlin and I discuss the elusive quest to have the Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy (ELT) that he pioneered gain traction after 30 years of development. (This is the AAC enhanced version with chapter markers and images optimized for iOS devices and computers; see mp3 version for most other devices.)

In this episode, Dr Solish and I discuss the art of “needling” a filtering bleb, or as he likes to call it, a Slit Lamp Revision (SLR), to resuscitate its function. Beginning with the history of when he first thought of the idea as a resident and it was shot down and how this evolved to using antimetabolites in conjunction with the needling in order to discourage fibroblasts from forming more scar...

In this episode, Dr Krishna and I discuss the Eye HandBook app that he and partner Dr Ken Lord developed. This app, available for both iOS and Android devices, has been a huge success. How can you disagree when the price is FREE and it is loaded with useful information for eye care professionals? At the time of this recording in March 2011 the Android version had yet to be released but it has sinc...

In this episode, Dr Sarkisian and I discuass his use of Ologen branded collagen matrix in attempts to improve the success of glaucoma surgery. This novel modification has yet to gain widespread support and would still be considered experimental at the time of this recording.

In this episode, Dr De Moraes and I discuss risk factors for visual field progression in patients already diagnosed with and being treated for glaucoma.