Glaucoma News

Alcon intends to acquire Ivantis, the developer and manufacturer of the Hydrus microstent, according to a company press release.

Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma who undergo cataract surgery have an opportunity to have both phacoemulsification with IOL implantation and a glaucoma procedure performed at the same sitting.

In this exclusive surgical video for Healio/OSN, I. Paul Singh, MD, shows an excisional goniotomy using the KDB Glide.

A vital part of glaucoma management is assessing patients for the possibility of progressive disease.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued draft recommendations that state there is not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening some adults for primary open-angle glaucoma and impaired visual acuity.

In this exclusive surgical video for Healio|OSN, I. Paul Singh, MD, shows a stand-alone, combined canaloplasty and trabeculotomy procedure he performed with the Omni Surgical System.

Articles about MIGS reimbursement and video updates on aqueous flow imaging and a multi-pressure dial are some of the recent popular glaucoma items on Healio/OSN.

The cornerstone of glaucoma diagnosis and monitoring relies on an assessment of optic nerve structure and function. Advancements in OCT have allowed glaucoma care providers to evaluate optic nerve structure to an unparalleled degree.

An 11-year-old girl presented to New England Eye Center as an urgent referral from an optometrist for elevated IOP in both eyes.

NEW YORK — Sustained-release drug delivery for glaucoma treatment offers a way to reduce IOP without relying on surgery or drops and gives physicians a way to customize treatment plans for individual patients, according to a speaker here.