Glaucoma

There was a stronger association between myopia and incidence of primary open-angle glaucoma among Asian, Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries in California vs. non-Hispanic white beneficiaries, according to a study.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a presentation at Kiawah Eye, Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD, discusses lifestyle interventions that ophthalmologists should encourage in their patients with glaucoma.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a presentation from Kiawah Eye, Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, discusses data supporting laser therapy as the first option for glaucoma treatment and upcoming laser technology.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a presentation at Kiawah Eye, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, shares videos on performing surgery in patients with small pupils.

Eye drops for glaucoma are associated with various adverse effects on the ocular surface that often lead to treatment nonadherence and poor outcomes with surgery, according to a report published in Ocular Surface.

The year’s second issue of the Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive, and Glaucoma Surgery, which provides high-quality video-based education for anterior segment surgeons, is now online.

NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio video perspective, Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO, discusses the diagnostic efficacy of a modified Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study risk calculator, which he presented in a poster at the ARVO meeting.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Reay H. Brown, MD, discusses the Omni Ergo-Series and Sion surgical instrument from Sight Sciences.

At the 2023 American Glaucoma Society annual meeting, my colleagues and I shared the findings of a study on IOP follow-up and prostaglandin analog therapy.

Higher levels of diglycerides and triglycerides were found to be associated with increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma in a study.