Patient Education Seminars

Patient Education seminars are delivered via Zoom to equip you & your family with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to participate in your glaucoma management plan.

Keep an eye on this page to see upcoming seminars or scroll down to see past seminars recorded for your convenience.

Eat Pray Move Love seminar by Optometrist Inhae Park

Inspired by a famous book and movie, therapeutically qualified and glaucoma prescribing optometrist Inhae Park takes you on a journey through ‘Eat, Pray, Move, Love’ of glaucoma management.

Glaucoma and Dry Eye Disease seminar by Dr Colin Parsloe

Dr Colin Parsloe talks about glaucoma and dry eye disease, including treatments for glaucoma that minimise the impact of dry eye disease. He also discusses some interventions to help with dry eye disease.

Glaucoma clinic (from the doctors’ side) seminar by Dr Jesse Gale

Dr Jesse Gale takes you on a tour of the clinic to learn about scanners and microscopes from a doctor’s perspective. He shows you videos and lots of images of all the glaucoma tests, including examinations on one volunteer’s eyes.

Proactive Glaucoma Care & The Role of Nutrition seminar by Dr Brian Ang

Dr Brian Ang presents on a term he has coined Proactive Glaucoma Care. He discusses taking proactive action to address and manage glaucoma risk through natural and holistic lifestyle measures. Recorded at 7pm on Tuesday 21 May 2024.

The Latest Glaucoma Treatments seminar by Dr Divya Perumal

Dr Divya Perumal provides an update on glaucoma surgeries, including Interventional Glaucoma and surgical advancment in the management of glaucoma.

Interesting Glaucoma Research seminar by Jesse Gale

Dr Jesse Gale discusses interesting glaucoma research, including genetics of glaucoma, nicotinamide as well as biomechanics, pressure dynamics and inversion.

Living with Glaucoma seminar by Baswati Sahoo

Dr Baswati Sahoo discusses quality care, effective strategies, managing life with vision loss, lifestyle modification as well as emotional and psychological support.

What Happens in an Opthalmic Exam? – Dr Divya Perumal

Dr Divya Perumal discusses what happens in an opthalmic exam so that you know exactly what to expect.

What Is the Link Between Mental Wellness and Glaucoma? – Simon Skalicky

Associate Professor Skalicky asks, “How does glaucoma impact patients?” and, “what role does education and technology play in managing anxieties?”

What can I do to help my glaucoma? – Dr Jim Stewart

What impact does lifting weights, drinking coffee, or playing wind instruments have on glaucoma progression? Ophthalmologist, Dr Jim Stewart reviews diet and lifestyle choices and the research in this area.

Natural Remedies – Jane Cronin

Naturopath, Jane Cronin, discusses the importance of maintaining your overall health and how to make changes to support eye health through healthy blood pressure and circulation.

Future Technologies seminar by Jesse Gale

Dr Jesse Gale discusses glaucoma technologies of the future including home monitoring, eye drops with more benefits and less side effects, quicker surgeries and new types of treatment; gene therapy and neuroprotection

Questions Patients with Glaucoma Think But Do Not Ask with Professor Danesh-Meyer

Professor Danesh-Meyer discusses some of the myths of glaucoma and answers a range of patient questions, from, can I wear swimming goggles to whether or not drops should be applied to both eyes if you only have glaucoma in one.

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