Glaucoma

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Shawn O’Neil of ViaLase discusses positive 24-month safety and efficacy data for the company’s noninvasive OCT-driven femtosecond laser for glaucoma treatment.

Intermediate or high risk for obstructive sleep apnea was associated with a 50% greater chance of having glaucoma in a population of Singaporean adults, with researchers reporting a twofold greater risk for glaucoma in Malay individuals.

Lack of treatment and poor patient compliance with medication are major concerns in the management of primary open-angle glaucoma, researchers reported in Patient Preference and Adherence.

With the growing prevalence of myopia and concern about its long-term complications, many optometrists are offering myopia management for pediatric patients, to hopefully limit the progression of their myopia.

Bausch + Lomb and Glaucoma Research Foundation have launched the “Screen, Protect, Cure” campaign to raise glaucoma awareness.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Sarah H. Van Tassel, MD, provides insight on effectively performing goniotomy and discusses when it is most appropriate to use.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Nathan Radcliffe, MD, discusses the benefits of performing selective laser trabeculoplasty on patients with open-angle glaucoma.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York Retina, Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, provides insight on managing macular and retinal diseases in patients with advanced glaucoma.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Nathan Radcliffe, MD, explains why canaloplasty is an effective technique for lowering IOP and offers advice on how to perform it.

Healio/OSN’s top blog posts of the year featured commentaries on the challenges of transitioning to office-based surgery and generic drugs for the treatment of dry eye disease.