Intraocular Pressure

Before the introduction of OCT, the standard of care for identifying initial glaucomatous damage was based on the physical examination.

Intravitreal steroids have been widely used in the treatment of various ocular pathologies including macular edema and noninfectious uveitis.

The ophthalmology service at Tufts Medical Center was consulted urgently to examine a hospitalized 78-year-old man at bedside who had developed sudden onset severe right eye pain and ecchymosis while asleep in his hospital bed.

Yoga headstand, bellows breath and control of breathing technique transiently worsened IOP in a cohort of practicing yoga volunteers and may cause pressure-related damage to the eye, according to research published in Maedica.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Valerie Trubnik, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits that home tonometry may offer patients and ophthalmologists in glaucoma treatment.

As IOP decreases throughout the day, it is essential for clinicians to evaluate both morning and evening values to effectively monitor IOP-related diseases, according to research published in Cureus.

Skye Bioscience has treated the first patient in its phase 2 study of SBI-100 ophthalmic emulsion, a CB1 agonist delivered as an eye drop to treat patients with elevated IOP, according to a company press release.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Fritz H. Hengerer, MD, PhD, discusses the 7-year efficacy of cataract surgery with iStent inject and implantation of the Glaukos device as a stand-alone procedure.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, discusses the potential of the SpyGlass Pharma IOL and bimatoprost delivery platform for lowering IOP long-term.

When I am performing tests to determine a patient’s glaucoma status — visual fields, retinal nerve fiber layer measurements on OCT, fundus photography, etc — I will also examine their ocular surface and do meibomian gland imaging.