Pressurized goggles lower IOP in normal-tension glaucoma
Key takeaways:
- The Fsyx ocular pressure adjusting pump lowers IOP relative to the rest of the patient’s body.
- In the Artemis trial, the device helped lower IOP by 39%.
ORLANDO — Pressurized goggles can help lower IOP in patients with normal-tension glaucoma, according to a speaker at Telling It Like It Is.
Deborah Ristvedt, DO, said treating normal-tension glaucoma can be difficult, but lowering IOP can significantly slow progression.
“We know the importance of 24-hour IOP lowering, which most of us are not doing,” she said. “There is a need for more noninvasive therapeutics to lower IOP, especially in these challenging patients.”
Ristvedt said the Fsyx ocular pressure adjusting pump (OPAP, Balance Ophthalmics) offers a nonsurgical, nonpharmacological intervention to lower IOP. The device consists of a set of goggles connected to a programmable pump that a patient wears while sleeping at night.
Ristvedt said the goggles lower the pressure only over the eye, thereby lowering IOP relative to the rest of the body. The pump lets patients dial in to a specific IOP target, she said.
“These goggles lower IOP in every eye every time,” Ristvedt said. “When in the world have we been able to say that?”
In the Artemis trial, IOP decreased 39% in normal-tension glaucoma eyes that underwent treatment with the OPAP device. Additionally, more than 98% of eyes achieved at least 20% reduction in IOP, Ristvedt said.
“This may be the new technology for normal-tension glaucoma,” she said.
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Berdahl J, et al. Balance Ophthalmics. Presented at: Telling It Like It Is; Feb. 13-16, 2025; Orlando, Florida.
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