GT: The Podcast

Learning and Teaching MIGS

GT: The Podcast

Show Notes

Jessie Wang, MD, and Mary Qiu, MD, recap their article, “Learning and Teaching MIGS,” which was featured in the November/December issue of Glaucoma Today. With the growing prevalence of MIGS, it has become increasingly vital for graduating ophthalmologists to be comfortable performing this class of surgeries. In this article, Drs. Wang and Qiu offer their perspectives as a senior resident learning MIGS and an attending surgeon teaching it, respectively.

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