Recent months and years have seen significant advances in our understanding of glaucoma. Much has been learned, not only about damage mechanisms and pathogenesis, but also about diagnosis and management. Treatment options – both medical and surgical, including cataract/refractive surgery - continue to expand, promising even greater advances.

Through needs assessment measures, SMA has identified the necessity for ophthalmologists to be educated on the latest clinical advances in glaucoma detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as the technological advances in cataract/refractive surgery.

This program will review this new knowledge with an emphasis on incorporating recent insights into day-to-day practice to provide an updated understanding of the complex issues surrounding the new approaches to glaucoma and cataract/refractive surgery. Recent developments can be translated into higher success rates for medical and surgical treatment and more effective prevention of visual loss and blindness from glaucoma.