Intraocular Pressure

The impact of COVID-19 on health care dominated the news in 2020, including glaucoma care. Also popular were advances in both medical and surgical treatments for glaucoma.

The European Glaucoma Society has accepted MicroPulse transscleral laser therapy into the latest edition of its “Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma,” Iridex announced in a press release.

Drive-through IOP checks allow safe management of high-risk glaucoma patients during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, according to a poster presented at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

From a clinical perspective, increased options for cataract surgeons and transformative retina research embodied 2020, according to panelists at the virtual Ophthalmology Innovation Summit Year in Review meeting.

When planning surgery for patients with cataracts and glaucoma, Douglas J. Rhee, MD, has several “rules of thumb” to consider when deciding whether to add a minimally invasive glaucoma procedure to phacoemulsification.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the virtual AAO annual meeting, Michael R. Robinson, MD, discusses patient characteristics affecting long-term IOP-lowering effects after implantation of Durysta (bimatoprost implant, AbbVie).

Late-stage neovascular glaucoma can require surgical management, typically with a glaucoma drainage implant, but treatment should be individualized depending on patient factors, according to a speaker.

Dysphotopsias are a common complaint at the 1-day cataract post-op, and yet they can be frustrating to both patient and practitioner. The exam reveals a standard surgery, and the patient couldn’t be more convinced that something is wrong.

The addition of netarsudil as an adjunctive treatment yielded further IOP lowering in patients with glaucoma enrolled in a phase 4 study.

In this OSN Video Perspective from the virtual ESCRS meeting, Blake Williamson, MD, discusses patient satisfaction and other variables from a post hoc analysis of patients implanted with the iStent inject from Glaukos.