Preserving the ocular surface in glaucoma patients

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Vin Dang, OD, FAAO, and Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, speak on the highlights and key takeaways from their AOA 2022 lecture titled "Ocular surface preservation for the glaucoma patient."

Vin Dang, OD, FAAO, dry eye clinic director at Empire Eye and Laser Center in Bakersfield, California; and Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, in practice at Associated Eye Care in Stillwater, Minnesota, speak with Optometry Times®' Alex Delaney-Gesing on the highlights and key takeaways from their lecture titled "Ocular surface preservation for the glaucoma patient,” which they are presenting at the 2022 annual American Optometric Association (AOA) meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

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