Glaucoma News

For more than 50 years, trabeculectomy has been the gold standard in the management of severe glaucoma.

In the cover story of this issue of Healio | OSN, we explore trabeculectomy as a time-honored glaucoma procedure.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — A study tested the hypothesis that Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings utilizing the sfumato technique may be perceived differently by people with central vision loss vs. peripheral vision loss.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Two-year follow-up of the ROMEO study showed efficacy of the Omni surgical system in reducing IOP and medication use over the long term in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — A survey distributed in a Haitian church in South Florida proved useful for assessing glaucoma knowledge of the community, according to a poster at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective, Monique M. Barbour, MD, MHA, FAAO, discusses why Iyuzeh is a promising new treatment for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Talking about the importance of a healthy ocular surface is part of my routine education for glaucoma patients.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this presentation from Kiawah Eye, Leon W. Herndon Jr., MD, explores the future of sustained-release drug delivery for glaucoma treatment, which may help improve patient compliance.

Children with Cogan’s syndrome should undergo thorough evaluations upon presentation, including screenings for autoimmune and infectious diseases, as well as echocardiography and brain MRI, according to data.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a presentation at Kiawah Eye, Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD, discusses lifestyle interventions that ophthalmologists should encourage in their patients with glaucoma.