Sustained Drug Delivery for Glaucoma Treatment – An Update from the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) 2017 Annual Meeting

Caution — INVESTIGATIONAL DEVICEs, LIMITED BY FEDERAL (OR UNITED STATES) LAW TO INVESTIGATIONAL USE. These  products have not been approved by the FDA as safe or effective. Anyone who has glaucoma is likely to desire a treatment other than eye drops. Currently...

Association Between Rates of Glaucoma Visual Field Progression and Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Measurements Obtained by Different Tonometers

Icare Finland. Icare TA01I tonometer [Internet]. 2017 [cited 2017 May 17]. Available from: https://youtu.be/YPtDxGmQpFQ Glaucoma Visual Field Progression and Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Measurements For those with glaucoma, higher intraocular pressure (IOP) is...

Central Visual Field Loss Associated with More Rapid Vision Loss in Glaucoma

Central Visual Field Loss Associated with More Rapid Vision Loss in Glaucoma Bad news for all those who dislike taking the visual field test (that would be everyone): monitoring both central and peripheral visual fields was recommended during a presentation at the...

Inflammation after Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) Glaucoma Surgery

Images Source: Seibold L, SooHoo J, Kahook M. Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation. Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology [Internet]. 2015 [cited 2017 May 9];22(1):18. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302471/ Inflammation After...

Currently Available Methods to Treat Open Angle Glaucoma

Part 1 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...

Micropulse P3 Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation (MP3) as a Treatment of Medically Uncontrolled Glaucoma

MicroPulse® P3 Glaucoma Device (MP3) Innovative Cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse Technology Powered by the NEW CYCLO G6™ Glaucoma Laser System | Source: iridex.com When glaucoma is not sufficiently controlled with eye drops it’s time to choose a...

Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation (MP3) as a Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma

MicroPulse® P3 Glaucoma Device (MP3) Innovative Cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse Technology Powered by the NEW CYCLO G6™ Glaucoma Laser System | Source: iridex.com Advanced glaucoma is a particularly tricky condition to treat. If not aggressively controlled,...

Update on the Stem Cell Treatment of Glaucoma – Encouraging the Growth of Trabecular Meshwork Cells

Glaucoma Cell Biology Laboratory of the Iowa Glaucoma Center at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.n| Source:  myweb.uiowa.edu/kuehnm Dr. Markus Kuehn presented a fascinating talk on the “Role of Stem Cells for Trabecular Meshwork Regenerative Medicine...

One-Year Results of Micropulse Trans-scleral Cyclophotocoagulation – Yale Study

MicroPulse® P3 Glaucoma Device (MP3) Innovative Cyclophotocoagulation with MicroPulse Technology Powered by the NEW CYCLO G6™ Glaucoma Laser System  | Source: iridex.com One-Year Results of Micropulse Trans-scleral Cyclophotocoagulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma...

Gene Therapy for Glaucoma – Update from the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) 2017

Diagram showing different ocular target tissues and strategies for glaucoma gene therapy. Eye diagram adapted from National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health Ref#: NEA04 and  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2848072/ Gene Therapy for Glaucoma...