GT: The Podcast

Glaucoma specialists share insights into treating uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome, as featured in the January/February 2026 issue of Glaucoma Today. Roya Garakani, DO, recaps, “Surgical Decision-Making in Patients With UGH Syndrome,” outlining options for patients with UGH syndrome who require glaucoma surgery in addition to an IOL procedure. Then, Mahsaw Mansoor, MD, recaps, “Selecting an IOL and Fixation Technique for Patients With UGH Syndrome,” which was written with Nicole Fram, MD, and presents a case-based approach to surgical management of in-the-bag UGH syndrome secondary to dead bag syndrome.

Welcome to GT: The Podcast! In this episode, glaucoma specialists share the approaches and pearls they wish they had discovered sooner, as featured in the November/December 2025 issue of Glaucoma Today. Kateki Vinod, MD, and Won I. Kim, MD, share their reflections on IOP monitoring and how home tonometry has changed their respective practices. Later, Jenny Lu describes age-related neuroretinal alterations and how these changes can mimic glaucomatous damage, as covered in an article by Shuning Li, MD, PhD, and Ying Han, MD, PhD.

Welcome to GT: The Podcast! In this episode, Chelvin
Sng, BA, MA, MBBChir, MMed, MRCS(Ed), FRCS(Ed), FAMS, recaps her
article, “The Paul Glaucoma Implant,” which was featured in the
November/December issue of Glaucoma Today. The Paul Glaucoma Implant (Advanced Ophthalmic Innovations) is a glaucoma drainage device designed to fulfill the unmet need for a tube shunt with greater efficacy but a lower risk of hypotony. Dr. Sng reviews device characteristics, surgical technique, postoperative
management, and clinical data.

Welcome to GT: The Podcast! In this episode,
Mohamed M. Khodeiry, MD, MSc, recaps his article, “Glaucoma Intrascleral
Tube Surgery,” written with James Richardson-May, MD, and Ahmed Elbably, MSc, FRCS, and featured in the July/August issue of Glaucoma Today. A surgical modification called glaucoma intrascleral tube surgery (GITS) may help address some postoperative complications associated with subconjunctival stent implantation. Dr. Khodeiry discusses the development of GITS, specifics of the surgical technique, early
outcomes, and future directions.

Rachel Chapman recaps her article, “Tube Erosion,” which was written with Matthew Henderson, MD; Dan Arreaza-Kaufman, MD; Jonathan Eisengart, MD; and Mary Qiu, MD, and was featured in the May/June issue of Glaucoma Today. Glaucoma drainage implants can lower IOP and preserve patients’ vision, but the devices carry the risk of tube erosion, a serious complication that requires prompt surgical management. Ms. Chapman reviews the rates of tube erosion, risk factors, strategies for prevention, and techniques for surgical revision.