Light Adaptation and Glaucoma | Driving with Dr. David Richardson Ep 06
The idea that early on with glaucoma, there are essentially no symptoms is often not the case. Many patients with all stages of glaucoma report difficulty in seeing after initially moving from bright lights to dark lights…
Why Near-Sighted Millennials Should Have Their Eyes Checked for Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a disease of old people. Or so you might think. And, you’d be more right than wrong. But there is a select group of younger adults who are at significant risk of developing glaucoma in their 20s or 30s. Could you be one of these individuals? How would you...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...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...What Does Cellophane Have to Do with Glaucoma?
What Does Cellophane Have to Do with Glaucoma? Glaucoma is an eye disease commonly associated with aging. The development of “floaters” in one’s visual field is also more likely as we get older. A portion of those with floaters will later develop a...24 Hour IOP Measurements May Be Predictive of Visual Field Worsening in Patients with Glaucoma
Photo Sources: www.sensimed.ch and www.columbiaeye.org SENSIMED Triggerfish® Could Predict the Risk of Worsening Visual Field Loss It’s pretty well accepted among both patients with glaucoma as well as their doctors that measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) once...Why Don’t Glaucoma Treatments Totally Halt Vision Loss?
Glaucoma is frustrating on so many levels – not the least of which is that because there are no symptoms with early glaucoma, most people do not get diagnosed until they have already lost quite a bit of vision.
Glaucoma Surgery May Improve Lost Vision
Study performed by Dr. Joseph Caprioli and colleagues found vision may actually improve in some patients after glaucoma surgery has been done. Read more…
