Glaucoma News

SAN FRANCISCO — Decrease in IOP as well as medication burden was sustained over a 12-month period in eyes implanted with the Xen45 gel stent, according to a poster presented at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting.

Children 3 to 10 years old with intermittent exotropia are not likely to progress to constant exotropia and may improve spontaneously over 3 years, according to a study.

NEW YORK – Carl Zeiss Meditec’s Angelo Rago said the company is introducing products here at Vision Expo East, “that bring patients to your office.”

SAN FRANCISCO — As a prophylactic measure in patients labeled primary angle-closure suspects, laser peripheral iridotomy may be overused, a speaker said.

SAN FRANCISCO — Most patients who report new dysphotopsias after laser peripheral iridotomy for primary angle-closure glaucoma can be reassured that these manifestations are likely to resolve, Nazlee Zebardast, MD, told colleagues at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – New drug delivery technologies will assist clinicians in treating noncompliant glaucoma patients, Ike K. Ahmed, MD, said here at SECO.

SAN FRANCISCO — Medication burden was significantly reduced more in glaucomatous eyes implanted with the Hydrus device vs. two iStent devices at 2 years postoperatively, according to COMPARE trial results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Decrease in IOP attributable to phacoemulsification “maxes out” regardless of starting baseline pressure, whereas the effect of the iStent inject continues to increase with increasing baseline pressure, Inder Paul Singh, MD, told Healio.com/OSN at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Kahook Dual Blade procedure, with or without phacoemulsification, reduced IOP at 18 months, even more so in eyes with pseudoexfoliation, according to a poster presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Glaucoma drainage implants maintain long-term control of IOP in uveitic eyes with fluocinolone acetonide implants, according to a poster presented at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting.