Glaucoma News

Altris AI, which offers OCT analysis for retinal diseases, is now expanding to glaucoma detection.

Ophthalmologists must consider the cost-effectiveness of available treatment options for glaucoma and the impact this may have on patients, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Standardized glaucoma referral guidelines based on risk factors such as age, IOP and cup-to-disc ratio could improve care and efficiency, especially for patients aged 18 to 40 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Glaucoma Society meeting, Richard Lewis, MD, chief medical officer of ViaLase, discusses femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of glaucoma.

Patients with glaucoma appeared to have poorer general health, mental health and quality of life, with more severe visual field impairment linked to worsening physical health outcomes, according to a study published in Cureus.

Excimer laser trabeculostomy reduced both IOP and medication burden in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, according to a poster at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Administration of Ginkgo biloba extract did not significantly improve IOP or other endpoints of interest among patients with glaucoma or healthy volunteers, according to a review published in PLoS One.

A treatment protocol for neovascular glaucoma based on angle anatomy helped improve patient outcomes, according to a study at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Korean adults with stable myopic normal-tension glaucoma who had not received IOP-lowering treatment for at least 1 year were at increased risk for progression, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.