Glaucoma News

SAN FRANCISCO — Glaucoma is associated with an increased risk for motor vehicle collisions, but more advanced methods of testing are needed to determine the level of driving safety in individual patients, according to a speaker here.

In this exclusive surgical video for Healio, I. Paul Singh, MD, implants the Hydrus microstent from Alcon in a patient with glaucoma following cataract surgery.

ViaLase completed enrollment in the VIA-002 pivotal trial investigating femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a press release.

The year’s third issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery, which provides high-quality video-based education for anterior segment surgeons, is now online.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, discusses ways to manage and keep offices efficient in the era of technician shortages.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York’s Disruptive Innovations Symposium, David Esposito, CEO of ONL Therapeutics, discusses results of ONL1204 in geographic atrophy.

NEW ORLEANS — Research presented at Academy ’23 showed that axial length can affect measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and optic nerve disc and rim areas in glaucoma suspects and patients.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Alanna Nattis, DO, FAAO, discusses digital visualization in cataract surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

NEW ORLEANS — A longer visual field test conducted using at-home virtual reality technology may improve adherence and data accuracy in patients with glaucoma, according to Benjamin T. Backus, PhD, chief science officer at Vivid Vision.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, overviews trending topics in the glaucoma space, including challenges amid technician shortages and interventional approaches to treatment.