Glaucoma

SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective, Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA, and Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD, highlight topics discussed at the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology.

Drug-loaded contact lenses for glaucoma treatment appear to demonstrate safety and effectiveness in reducing IOP, according to a systematic review published in European Journal of Pharmacology.

Simple math demands that ophthalmologists and optometrists work together in caring for glaucoma patients. We have a growing population of patients with glaucoma, with a stable number of MD glaucoma specialists to manage them.

With the prevalence of glaucoma rising, the supply of specialists may not meet the demand for care, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Ophthalmologists must consider the cost-effectiveness of available treatment options for glaucoma and the impact this may have on patients, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Standardized glaucoma referral guidelines based on risk factors such as age, IOP and cup-to-disc ratio could improve care and efficiency, especially for patients aged 18 to 40 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Glaucoma Society meeting, Richard Lewis, MD, chief medical officer of ViaLase, discusses femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of glaucoma.