Saturday, September 19, 2020 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Session 17: Controversies and Consensus in Glaucoma

Presenter: Robert Wooldridge, OD

Have you ever been frustrated by hearing one opinion by a leading speaker or local glaucoma specialist only to hear a far different opinion by another expert? In this lecture, we will discuss some controversies in glaucoma diagnosis and management and then review consensus statements on the controversies generated by the World Glaucoma Association and other groups of glaucoma experts.

Learning Objectives:

• Know the ocular risk factors for glaucoma.
• Know the systemic risk factors for glaucoma.
• Know what structural tests are useful for glaucoma.
• Know what structural findings indicate the presence of glaucoma.
• Know which functional tests are useful for the evaluation and monitoring of glaucoma.
• Be familiar with several consensus conclusions regarding the medical treatment of glaucoma.

About the Speaker

Robert Wooldridge, OD, FAAO

Diplomate, American Board of Optometry

Dr. Wooldridge is the Director of The Eye Foundation of Utah, an optometric co-management center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  A graduate of the Indiana School of Optometry, he formerly served on the staff of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine.  Dr. Wooldridge is a founding member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society, a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry.  He has served as President of the Utah Optometric Association, four terms as President and Education Director of the Mountain West Council of Optometrists and as a Director of the Great Western Council of Optometry. He is a member of the Utah State Board of Optometry, Department of Professional Licensing. As Adjunct Clinical Instructor at several schools and colleges of optometry, he directs the clinical education of optometry students at the Eye Foundation. He is a two-time recipient of the Utah Optometrist of the Year award and currently serves as the UOA Education Committee Chairman. A nationally known speaker, he has provided lectures over the past thirty years to optometrists across the U.S. and internationally.

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