September 15, 2021 - Aging and Your Eyes, Guest Speaker: Howard Weiss, MD, MPH, Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons

September 15, 2021 - Aging and Your Eyes, Guest Speaker: Howard Weiss, MD, MPH, Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons

Author: Prevention of Blindness Society September 15, 2021 Duration: 1:19:30

0:00:30 Opening Announcements

0:05:20 Presentation and Speaker Introduction - Howard Weiss, MD, MPH

0:08:10 Topic Overview

0:08:30 Healthy Aging and the Eye

0:10:45 Normal Aging Conditions - Refractive Errors, Eyeglasses Care, Basic Eye Anatomy, Cataracts

   0:24:00 Cataract Surgery Factors

   0:33:30 Dry Eye

   0:36:30 Floaters

0:40:30 Abnormal Eye Conditions

   0:40:50 Glaucoma

   0:48:45 Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

   0:52:30 Diabetic Eye Disease

0:56:00 Q&A

   0:56:10 Glaucoma and Eye Pressure "normal pressure" glaucoma?

   1:02:00 Precautions for one with abnormal vision and shape of eyeball and cataract surgery?

   1:12:00 I have glaucoma. Should I see an optometrist, ophthalmologist, or both? Brief history of eyecare professionals.

1:18:30 Closing Announcements

   



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