Glaucoma

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.

Justin A. Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, said that his SECO lecture on innovations in glaucoma featured current and upcoming technology and treatments including the correcting applanation tonometer system and IOP sensors placed inside the eye.

Patients with glaucoma who experienced rapid thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer during initial follow-up were more likely to have visual field decline over an extended period of time, according to a study.

ATLANTA – The most common ophthalmic problems seen in the emergency room are conjunctivitis, foreign body and corneal abrasion, Randall Thomas, OD, MPH, FAAO, said here at SECO.