Glaucoma News

The “365 breathing” technique significantly increased parasympathetic activity and reduced IOP and serum cortisol levels after 6 weeks in patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

With the continued increase in the older patient population and a nearly 20% decline in the health care workforce, there is an urgent need to expand ocular telehealth, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

In the dynamic landscape of diabetic macular edema management, the PALADIN study continues to offer helpful insights into the outcomes of IOP-lowering surgery after treatment with Iluvien.

Measuring a specific area of visual field over time with OCT guidance improved detection of visual field worsening, particularly in less severe cases of glaucoma, according to a speaker.

NEW YORK — Virtual Vision Health has added pupillography, color vision testing and live eye streaming to its Virtual Eye Pro, a company executive told Healio at Vision Expo East.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Kevin L. Waltz, OD, MD, speaks about the ViaLase femtosecond laser technology for high-precision trabeculotomy.

Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous and powerful tools that allow physicians to take better care of patients and help patients improve care for themselves, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Patients with genetic risk for different glaucoma subtypes had an associated risk for different visual field defects, according to a study.

Patients with advanced glaucoma should be offered trabeculectomy as their primary intervention, according to a study presented at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Norbert Koerber, MD, PhD, summarizes the 6-year data of ab interno canaloplasty with the iTrack microcatheter from Nova Eye Medical.