Glaucoma News

WAILEA, Hawaii — Canaloplasty has shown through the years to be a safe and effective procedure for primary open-angle glaucoma, but more evidence from well-designed studies is needed to support reimbursement, according to one specialist.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Clinicians should look more closely at the optic nerve to diagnose cases of severe glaucoma, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2024.

An autonomous artificial intelligence system increased diabetic eye exam completion rates in youth with diabetes and could help close the care gap in underserved communities, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists should consider combining cataract surgery with conventional outflow minimally invasive glaucoma surgery when treating patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye/Retina 2024, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, discusses the recent threats to reimbursement for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedures.

The Tempo binocular perimeter significantly reduced visual field measurement time compared with the Humphrey field analyzer and was preferred by patients, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Self-administered, remote virtual reality visual field testing can reliably monitor ocular disease in individuals with stable visual field defects, according to research published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

Yoga headstand, bellows breath and control of breathing technique transiently worsened IOP in a cohort of practicing yoga volunteers and may cause pressure-related damage to the eye, according to research published in Maedica.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Valerie Trubnik, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits that home tonometry may offer patients and ophthalmologists in glaucoma treatment.

The top Healio glaucoma-related items this year covered the association between acute angle-closure glaucoma and certain medications, as well as a discussion about a needed paradigm shift in the approach to glaucoma treatment.