Wolfberry (Goji Berry) May Protect Retinal Ganglion Cells from High Eye Pressure What is Wolfberry (Goji Berry)? Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) is a fruit that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It also goes by the name Goji berry. Lycium barbarum...
As an individual with glaucoma, you should want to know the answer to some relatively straightforward questions: “What stage of glaucoma do I have?” “Is it mild or advanced?” As an individual withSeems pretty simple, right? Shouldn’t every patient know the answer to...
At the moment, two classes of glaucoma surgeries have been gaining favor among cataract and glaucoma surgeons: gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) and ab-interno trabeculotomy (AIT). They are currently popular among eye surgeons as these procedures...
On June 12, 2020, Glaucoma Research Foundation presented an Innovations in Glaucoma Webinar, “What’s New in Glaucoma Medications?” The recorded webinar features a discussion with glaucoma specialist David Richardson, MD (San Marino Eye) and Thomas...
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hello I’m Dr. David Richardson, a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. During my morning commutes, I like to discuss those topics that there’s just not enough time to discuss in a typical exam room situation. Now...
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hello I’m Dr. David Richardson. I’m a Cataract and Glaucoma Surgeon in Southern California. And on my morning commute, I like to discuss those things that there’s just not enough time to discuss in the exam room. So,...
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hello I’m Dr. David Richardson. I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California, and on my morning commute, I like to discuss those topics that there’s simply not enough time to discuss in the exam room. We’ve...
A Patient’s Guide to Visual Field Testing Quick Review of the Current Limitations of Visual Field Testing Today, automated threshold testing is most commonly used to detect loss of vision from glaucoma. It is based on technology that is decades old. Although software...
Vital Signs In medicine “vital signs” are those measurements considered critical to the health of an individual. Common vital signs include temperature, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. But there are also vital signs of the eye. Visual acuity...
A Patient’s Guide to Visual Field Testing Reasons Why Visual Field Testing Alone is Inadequate to Follow Glaucoma Progression As important as visual field testing may be, it is not the only test that should be performed in most individuals being followed for glaucoma....