Glaucoma News

The ViaLase laser received a CE mark for the treatment of adults with primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a press release.

Healio’s recent stories in glaucoma include the de novo classification of an ocular pressure adjusting pump and promising results with timolol microdrops to lower IOP.

Alcon completed the acquisition of Belkin Vision, including its direct selective laser trabeculoplasty technology, according to a press release.

The FDA granted de novo classification to the Fysx ocular pressure adjusting pump for patients with normal-tension glaucoma or open-angle glaucoma with IOP of 21 mm Hg or less, according to a press release from Balance Ophthalmics.

Lumibird Medical has announced the launch of the Pocket III, an ergonomically compact handheld pachymeter that weighs 60 g and has a measurement range of 150 μm to 1,200 μm.

Glaucoma is about many things, but most relate to a tiny piece of tissue called the trabecular meshwork, the exit filter for aqueous humor leaving the eye.

To detect glaucoma progression, physicians need to look at all available data and imaging, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.

Ophthalmologists can attend interactive sessions, network with colleagues and earn CME credits at this year’s Kiawah Eye, organized by Healio Live.

The Tono-Vera tonometer with ActiView Positioning System, which provides quick and automated IOP measurements in less than a second, is now available in the United States, manufacturer Reichert Technologies announced.

The addition of iStent inject, an ab interno trabecular micro-bypass device, to cataract surgery reduced ocular hypotensive medication usage among patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.