Melissa Tawa

3 weeks ago | optometrytimes.com | Melissa Tawa |Jordana Joy

April 3, 2025By Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, provides insights to take glaucoma management from reactive to proactive in presentations given at CRU 2025 in Napa, California. Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, from Marshall B Ketchum University's Southern California College of Optometry discusses the evolving landscape of glaucoma management, focusing on a proactive and comprehensive approach to patient care.

Aug 31, 2024 | optometrytimes.com | Melissa Tawa |Deborah Ristvedt |Inder Singh |Arsham Sheybani

August 31, 2024By In this episode, four expert faculty talk about the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid eye disease. They discuss the differential diagnosis, screening tests, and the need for multidisciplinary management for these patients. Glaucoma remains a leading cause of irreversible blindness globally as progressive optic nerve damage leads to permanent vision loss.

May 6, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Melissa Tawa

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May 6, 2024 | optometrytimes.com | Melissa Tawa

May 6, 2024Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, chats about glaucoma case studies, surgical interventions, and appropriate technology choices based on patients at the 18th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care meeting. At the Controversies in Modern Eye Care meeting on May 4, 2024, Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, participated in 2 glaucoma panels: one reviewed glaucoma case studies and their other tackled surgical interventions and appropriate patient populations for technologies.