Glaucoma News

WASHINGTON — Traditional glaucoma surgery will result in endothelial cell loss, but surgeons can be aware of potential risk factors and take steps to help limit the amount of loss, a speaker said here.

ATLANTA – Noncontact selective laser trabeculoplasty, a drug-eluting contact lens and a sustained release therapeutic under development may expedite glaucoma management and increase compliance, according to a panel of experts here at the OIS@SECO meeting.

ATLANTA — “Moving MIGS earlier in our treatment algorithm has been great for patients and aligns with interventional glaucoma, where we’re taking a more proactive approach for these patients,” Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, said at SECO.

WASHINGTON — Patients with glaucoma may have an increased prevalence of certain central neurodegenerative diseases, such as various types of non-Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a speaker here.

WASHINGTON — Implantation of the Xen gel stent can effectively control IOP in patients with glaucoma in the long term, but the stent also demonstrates potentially high rates of reoperation and bleb-related infections, a speaker said here.

Researchers found that patients who more consistently took their prescribed glaucoma medication were less likely to develop vision loss due to glaucoma.

WASHINGTON — Patients undergoing Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation who received intraoperative and postoperative mitomycin C experienced better IOP control and required fewer glaucoma drops for up to 12 months after surgery, according to a speaker here.

Eye care providers should monitor glaucoma medication compliance in their patients who have cancer, researchers concluded in a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

WASHINGTON — The difficulty of obtaining a correct IOP reading, the risks involved with anesthesia and the challenges of classifying pediatric glaucoma can make the treatment course for a pediatric patient complicated, according to a speaker here.

New data revealed individuals of Latin American descent have unique differences in ocular anatomy and physiology that may correlate with an increased risk for open-angle glaucoma.