Glaucoma Support and Education Group

In this very difficult time, The Glaucoma Support and Education Group has decided to cancel the meetings of March 21st and April 18, 2020. Good health and safety are our first concerns. Check back for further info about upcoming meetings. Thank you for your continued interest.

Saturday morning March 21st. Come join us at 10:30 for the support group and 11:30 for the lecture. This month we have videos from the web on the latest research and therapies. Refreshments are free. We hope to see you.

February 15th is our next meeting at NYEE. Join us for an interesting discussion on how home lighting options can aid the glaucoma patient. The support group is at 10:30, the lecture at 11:30, and there are free refreshments. Hope to see you there.

January 18th is our first meeting of the new year. We are so pleased to have Dr. Pasquale speak on artificial intelligence and glaucoma. Please come and join us.

It's November! Come join us for our monthly meeting. We are presenting Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired. Hope to see you at NYEE.

Packed with information about visual fields and OCT exams, come join us for our October meeting. Ask the questions you never had time to ask your glaucoma specialist. We love first timers.

We're Back! Come join us for the September lecture and support group. It will be nice to see everyone after the summer break. We welcome and encourage new participants. Saturday, September 21, at 11:30 AM

This is our last meeting before the summer break. We are so pleased to have glaucoma specialist, Dr. Luis Silva. Come for the support group at 10:30, or see us at the lecture.

It's May! We are so pleased to have Janet Weinstein of the Lighthouse Guild speak to us about living with glaucoma. Come, join us. We look forward to seeing you on the 18th.

Our meeting in April is one week earlier than usual. Please join us on April 16th, at 10:30 for the support group and 11:30 for the presentation. Just make sure to have an ID to show to security. See you soon!

Dorrie will share with us how the arts, cultural institutions, movies, and more, are being made accessible to those of us with compromised vision. It's soon spring. Come out and join us!

For our February meeting, we are honored to have Dr. Robert Ritch of NYEE speak on Sleep and Glaucoma. We look forward to seeing you there. 10:30 for the Support Group. 11:30 for the lecture.

Happy New Year! Join us! January 19th is our first meeting of the new year and we have an update on medications. Looking forward to seeing you at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary on the 3rd floor.