Physician: Ophthalmology - Glaucoma Specialist - Grayslake, IL
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your glaucoma fellowship training and the mix of medical, laser and surgical glaucoma care you want your practice to look like.
What they are checking: Whether their goals match what a growing suburban practice needs from its only glaucoma specialist.
Tell me about a surgical complication you managed. What did you do in the moment and afterward?
What they are checking: Whether they own complications honestly and handle them calmly, which builds trust with patients and partners.
Describe a time you helped build a new service line or grow a patient base from scratch.
What they are checking: Whether they have the initiative to build volume in an expanding group rather than waiting for patients to arrive.
What would you do
You'd be joining two general ophthalmologists, a retina specialist and an oculoplastics surgeon, plus three optometrists. How would you set up referrals so the right patients reach you?
What they are checking: Whether they can build a referral pattern with colleagues that grows the practice without crowding out their own time.
A long-time patient keeps missing drops and follow-ups and their fields are getting worse. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they address adherence as a real clinical problem instead of just adding more medications.
How do you handle call when the nocturnal APP at Lake Forest Hospital reaches you about an acute angle closure?
What they are checking: Whether they can guide an advanced practice provider by phone and know when they need to come in.
How do you explain to a newly diagnosed patient that glaucoma is a lifelong disease without scaring them off follow-up?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach in plain language in a way that keeps patients coming back for years.
About the work
Walk me through how you decide when a patient has moved past drops and laser and needs surgery, and which procedure you choose.
What they are checking: Their surgical decision-making, including when to choose MIGS, trabeculectomy or a tube based on the patient.
How do you use OCT and visual fields together to tell real progression from noise?
What they are checking: Whether they read imaging carefully enough to avoid both overtreating and missing true progression.
How would you use the ambulatory surgery center near Lake Forest Hospital to keep your OR days efficient?
What they are checking: Whether they think about surgical throughput and teamwork with OR staff, not just their own technique.
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