Glaucoma

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.

A treatment protocol for neovascular glaucoma based on angle anatomy helped improve patient outcomes, according to a study at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Korean adults with stable myopic normal-tension glaucoma who had not received IOP-lowering treatment for at least 1 year were at increased risk for progression, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

Location and technique can affect the success of glaucoma tube shunts, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Jason Bacharach, MD, of North Bay Eye Associates, discusses the benefits of Simple Drops from ImprimisRx for glaucoma.

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Steven M. Silverstein, MD, FACS, discusses the positive impact of Dextenza on inflammation after intraocular surgery.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses the AquaLumen, a subconjunctival bypass technology to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses the benefits of using AlloFlo to create a cyclodialysis cleft in patients with glaucoma.