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March 07, 2024
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Need for skilled glaucoma surgeons a worldwide issue

Need for skilled glaucoma surgeons a worldwide issue

The global population in 2024 is just more than 8 billion. One-half of the world’s population, or at least 4 billion people, reside in emerging countries with less well-developed economies and health care systems.

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March 07, 2024
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MIGS breaks through barriers in developing world

MIGS breaks through barriers in developing world

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery could potentially offer an effective alternative to lifelong use of medications at a global level.

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March 07, 2024
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VIDEO: Ab interno canaloplasty shows efficacy in reducing medication burden at 6 years

VIDEO: Ab interno canaloplasty shows efficacy in reducing medication burden at 6 years

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.

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March 06, 2024
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Ophthalmologists must find solutions for overdiagnosis, overtreatment in glaucoma

Ophthalmologists must find solutions for overdiagnosis, overtreatment in glaucoma

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are growing problems in glaucoma, and ophthalmologists must work toward finding solutions, according to a lecturer at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

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March 06, 2024
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VIDEO: Iyuzeh reduces risk of inducing dry eye when treating glaucoma

VIDEO: Iyuzeh reduces risk of inducing dry eye when treating glaucoma

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Renee Bovelle, MD, discusses the benefits of using Iyuzeh to treat glaucoma while not inducing dry eye.

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March 05, 2024
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Travoprost implant shows ‘robust’ IOP reduction at 3 months

Travoprost implant shows ‘robust’ IOP reduction at 3 months

The travoprost intraocular implant demonstrated a reduction in IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension 3 months after a single administration, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.

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March 04, 2024
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Glaucoma care remains patient-focused

Glaucoma care remains patient-focused

Modern glaucoma care is all about the patient, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

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February 27, 2024
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VIDEO: ECP a relevant, versatile tool in glaucoma treatment

VIDEO: ECP a relevant, versatile tool in glaucoma treatment

TAMPA, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Telling It Like It Is, Steven R. Sarkisian Jr., MD, explains why endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, or ECP, is still a “powerful tool” for glaucoma treatment.

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February 22, 2024
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AI chatbot performance ‘eye-opening’ in accuracy, completeness vs. ophthalmologists

AI chatbot performance ‘eye-opening’ in accuracy, completeness vs. ophthalmologists

A large language model chatbot matched and even outperformed fellowship-trained ophthalmologists in diagnostic and treatment accuracy of retina and glaucoma cases, according to new research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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February 19, 2024
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Home lighting may affect activity level in older adults with visual impairment

Home lighting may affect activity level in older adults with visual impairment

Better lighting was associated with improvements in at-home physical activity levels among older adults with visual impairment, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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