Glaucoma News

Older age, female sex and low comorbidity score were associated with high adherence to glaucoma treatment, as was adherence in the first 2 years of treatment, according to a study conducted in Denmark and published in BMJ Open Ophthalmology.

PeriVision announced FDA registration for its first medical software product, VisionOne, a cloud-based platform that uses portable virtual reality headsets and AI technology to help eye care providers configure eye tests and analyze results.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Kin Sheng Lim, MD, discusses a randomized controlled trial on endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, or ECP, for primary open-angle glaucoma.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Richard A. Lewis, MD, chief medical officer of ViaLase, provides an update on femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of glaucoma.

BOSTON — A sustained-release bimatoprost drug delivery platform shows promise in the treatment of ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma, according to a poster at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

In January, the New Hampshire Senate received SB 440, a bill that would expand optometry’s scope of practice in the state to include minor eye surgeries, including several using lasers.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, Matt Link, chief commercial officer of Sight Sciences, shares information on the company’s clinical trials.

BOSTON — Phacoemulsification plus minimally invasive glaucoma surgery improves quality of life and prevents visual field loss in patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker.

Patients with glaucoma who underwent cataract surgery in combination with the Omni surgical system had lower IOP and used fewer medications at 24 months compared with outcomes with other devices, according to a study.

Higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, particularly sweets, was associated with an increased risk for glaucoma, a study published in Nutrients showed.