Glaucoma

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Hawaiian Eye, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses how innovative technology has changed his definition of controlled glaucoma.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the virtual ARVO meeting, Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD, PhD, FRCS, discusses results of a study looking at accuracy of visual field analysis done with Bascom Palmer’s Heru visual field multi-platform app.

OTX-TIC, a hydrogel-based implant that delivers travoprost, demonstrated similar IOP control compared with topical therapy, according to a study.

OCT angiography can detect vessel density loss associated with glaucoma, according to a review of relevant published studies.

In diabetes, the most life-altering consequences can occur decades after diagnosis — like glaucoma.

Artificial intelligence will replace glaucoma diagnosis by live clinicians.

Artificial intelligence has many definitions, but as applied to medicine, I like one from Wikipedia. Paraphrased, AI is the use of computers that mimic the cognitive functions of the human mind to enhance learning and problem solving.

By 2040, worldwide cases of glaucoma are expected to increase 74%, but the potential for artificial intelligence technology to diagnose and manage the disease is vast.

A study of depression in primary open-angle glaucoma patients found a higher rate in older adults, which can affect adherence to glaucoma treatment.

Self-reports of better near activities function correlated with an increased adherence to medication in patients with glaucoma, according to research published in the Journal of Glaucoma.