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Talking About Glaucoma (mp3)

by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

A podcast of indeterminant length and frequency that I launched in 2009. In each episode, I talk with a colleague about a hot topic in glaucoma. Help prevent progressive loss of vision by staying informed. Please provide written feedback on the Feedback page or leave voice mail using the microphone icon. Subscribe and rate on your podcast service of choice and Buy Me A Coffee to help support the show - it's a solo project and labour of love.

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Episodes

  1. Genetics in Glaucoma with Inas Aboobakar, ep 43

    In this episode, I talk with Dr.Inas Aboobakar, glaucoma specialist and clinician-scientist at Mass Eye and Ear, about genetics in glaucoma. We discuss genetics polygenic risk scores, clinical application and Dr Aboobakar’s area of research interest Visit https://TalkingAboutGlaucoma.com to...

  2. Procedural Pharmaceuticals in Glaucoma with Steve Sarkisian, ep 42

    After a bit of talk about Rock ‘n Roll, we get into iDose (travaprost), Durysta (bimataprost), iDose combined with MIGS and/or cataract surgery, SpyGlass lens implant with bimataprost chambers, SLT laser as first line therapy, AlloFlo Uveo. Visit https://TalkingAboutGlaucoma.com to BuyMeACoffee,...

  3. Preservative-free glaucoma drops with Gavin Docherty, ep 41

    Visit https://TalkingAboutGlaucoma.com to BuyMeACoffee, find all my social feeds, subscribe to the newsletter, provide feedback and Register as a Guest if you want to be on a future episode. More information about Dr Gavin Docherty can be found at…

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  4. Managing dry eye in Glaucoma with Mahnia Madan, ep 40

    Visit https://TalkingAboutGlaucoma.com to find all my social feeds, subscribe to the newsletter, provide feedback and Register as a Guest if you want to be on a future episode. More information about Dr Mahnia Madan can be found at https://www.talkingaboutglaucoma.com/guests/mahnia-madan/ This...

  5. VR Visual Field testing with Abdullah Sarhan, ep 39

    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...

  6. OCT Beyond the Basics with Hady Saheb, ep 38

    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 floor effect, viewing-software vs printouts and explaining test results to patients....

  7. Plateau Iris with Shivani Kamat, ep 37

    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…

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  8. The Perfect Trabeculectomy with Carla Siegfried, ep 36

    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...

  9. Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Surgical Trials with Steve Gedde, ep 35

    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...

  10. Cost effective Suprachoroidal Shunt with Daniel Laroche, ep 34

    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...

  11. Humphrey 24-2C The Origin Story with Gus DeMoraes, ep 33

    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 [email protected] if you would like to be on the show to...

  12. Combined MIGS Procedures with Won Kim, ep 32

    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....

  13. Ep 31 Talking About Glaucoma - 6Jun2019 LEWIS Rick Rho Kinase Inhibitors: a new class of drugs (mp3)

    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...

  14. Ep 30 Talking About Glaucoma - 5Nov2018 JOHNSTONE Murray Pulsatile Flow (mp3)

    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...

  15. Ep 29 Talking About Glaucoma - 29Jan2018 FELLMAN Fluid Wave (mp3)

    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...

  16. Ep 28 Talking About Glaucoma - 18July2017: JOHNSON pet peeves in perimetry (mp3)

    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.

  17. Ep 27 Talking About Glaucoma - 1Mar2017: Harbin Ethics in Medical Tx (mp3)

    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.

  18. Ep 26 Talking About Glaucoma - 29Jan2017: Wright Tx to Outcome Gap (mp3)

    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…

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  19. Ep 25 Talking About Glaucoma - 29Feb2016: Nelson Winkler & Cheryl Khanna Team Based Glaucoma Care (mp3 version)

    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...

  20. Ep 24 Talking About Glaucoma - 30Aug2015: Suman Thapa Delivery of Glaucoma Care in Nepal(mp3 version)

    [This is the .mp3 un-enhanced version of this podcast. The 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...

  21. Ep 23 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Nov2014: ab-interno trabecular bypass surgery (mp3 version)

    [This is the .mp3 un-enhanced version of this podcast. The 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...

  22. Ep 22 Talking About Glaucoma - 6Feb2014: HiFU Therapy (mp3 version)

    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...

  23. Ep 21 Talking About Glaucoma - 26Feb2013: Laser Iridotomy (mp3 version)

    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…

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  24. Ep 20 Talking About Glaucoma - 3Jan2013: Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy (mp3 version)

    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. (See the enhanced AAC version of this same episode for a version with chapter markers and images; not compatible on all devices...

  25. Ep 19 Talking About Glaucoma - Bleb Needling: Slit Lamp Revision Al Solish (mp3)

    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...

  26. Ep 18 Talking About Glaucoma - The Eye HandBook app Ro Krishna (mp3 version)

    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?...

  27. Ep 17 Talking About Glaucoma - 10Aug2011: Ologen augmented Glaucoma Surgery with Steve Sarkisian (mp3)

    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.

  28. Ep 16 Talking About Glaucoma - 26Jul2011 VF progression risk fx with Gus DeMoraes (mp3)

    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. Dr De Moraes’ group found that patients with established glaucoma were more likely to progress when peak IOP was 18 mm Hg (millimeters of…

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  29. Ep 15 Talking About Glaucoma - 28Mar2011: Corneal hysteresis & response to PG analogs with Josh Ehrlich (mp3)

    In this episode, Dr Ehrlich and I discuss baseline corneal hysteresis and its relationship with the amount of IOP reduction in prostaglandin treatment. Josh Ehrlich is a fourth year medical student at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He begins his Ophthalmology residency July...

  30. Ep 14 Talking About Glaucoma - 21Feb2011: New glaucoma devices with Dale Heuer (mp3)

    In this episode, Dr Dale Heuer and I discuss the latest glaucoma surgical techniques and devices in search of solid evidence for their safety and effecacy. Trabeculectomy is the operation that we love to hate so we are always looking for something better. In some countries, new devices just…

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  31. Ep 13 Talking About Glaucoma - 6Dec2010: Glaucoma risk factors with Marcelo Nicolela (mp3)

    In this episode, Dr Nicolela and I discuss the risk factors for the development of glaucoma. This includes talking about the difference between risk factors for developing disease vs those for disease to progress. Much of our current knowledge is based on information from clilnical trials and...

  32. Ep 12 Talking About Glaucoma - 18Aug2010 Foster: ACG Epidemiology & Management (mp3)

    In this episode, Mr Foster and I discuss angle closure glaucoma focusing on epidemiology, mechanism and treatment (iridotomy and cataract extraction.)

  33. Ep 11 Talking About Glaucoma - Mar 18, 2010 Schuman & Burgoyne Imaging (mp3)

    In this episode, Drs Schuman, Burgoyne and I discuss optic nerve and nerve fiber layer iimaging in glaucoma. To clarify the different modalities, the Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (CSLO) has been popularized as the Heidelberg Engineering device, current version being the HRT 3; the...

  34. Ep 10 Talking About Glaucoma - Jan 19, 2010 w/ Karim Damji discussing SLT (mp3)

    In this episode, Dr Damji and I discuss the use of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) in treating patients with open angle glaucoma. The conversation includes a comparison of this to Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT), the step-wise approach to treating patients with glaucoma and where the SLT...

  35. Ep 9 Talking About Glaucoma - Nov 22, 2009 Visual Fields Richard Hom (mp3)

    In this episode, Dr Hom and I discuss things to consider in purchasing a Visual Field machine for your practice. We look at the choice based on the scope of your practice, networking, and sharing your data with colleagues. (See AAC version for complete show notes.)

  36. Ep 8 Talking About Glaucoma - Sep 7, 2009 Central Corneal Thickness Cindy Hutnik (mp3)

    In this episode, Cindy Hutnik and I discuss Central Corneal Thickness and how we use it as part of assessing patients with glaucoma.

  37. Ep 7 Talking About Glaucoma - Aug 2, 2009 Normal Tension Glaucoma Pt 2 Risk Fx Stephen Drance (mp3)

    In this second part of a two part conversation, we discuss the risk factors for progression in Normal Tension Glaucoma as determined by the Normal Tension Glaucoma Study.

  38. Ep 6 Talking About Glaucoma - July 8, 2009 Normal Tension Glaucoma Pt 1 IOP and Natural Hx Stephen Drance (mp3)

    Talking with Stephen Drance in part 1 of 2 about the Collaborative Normal Tension Glaucoma studies: how IOP effects NTG and the natural history of the disease.

  39. Ep 5 Talking About Glaucoma - May 7, 2009 Jeffrey Hederer (mp3)

    Discussing the Disc Damage Likelihood Scale (DDLS) with Jeffery Hederer.

  40. Ep 4 Talking About Glaucoma - April 16, 2009 Vascular Dysfunction Mark Lesk

    A talk with Mark Lesk on systemic vascular endothelial dysfunction and how this pertains clinically to glaucoma. The balance between vasodilation from nitric oxide and vasoconstriction from endothelin-1.

  41. Ep 3 Talking About Glaucoma - April 1, 2009 Optic Nerve Assessment GONE Project Michael Coote

    A talk with Michael Coote on the GONE project to help ophthalmologists improve their skills in clinical assessment of the optic nerve.

  42. Ep 2 Talking About Glaucoma - March 16, 2009 VF Hemifield defects in both hemi-fields Gus DeMoraes (mp3)

    A talk with Gustavo de Moraes on the predictive value of the presence of scotomas in both hemifields in patients with glaucoma.

  43. Ep 1 Talking About Glaucoma - March 11, 2009 Introduction to the series Robert Schertzer (mp3)

    Introduction to the concept behind this new podcast series.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast of indeterminant length and frequency that I launched in 2009. In each episode, I talk with a colleague about a hot topic in glaucoma. Help prevent progressive loss of vision by staying informed.

Please provide written feedback on the Feedback page or leave voice mail using the microphone icon. Subscribe and rate on your podcast service of choice and Buy Me A Coffee to help support the show - it's a solo project and labour of love.

HOSTED BY

Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

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