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 just not enough time to discuss in the exam room. So today, I’d...
A Patient’s Guide to Visual Field Testing Visual Field Testing – What It Is One’s visual field is the space in front and to the side of an individual in which seeing occurs. Eye doctors call this the “island of Traquair”. A normal human visual field spans...
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hello, my name is Dr. David Richardson. I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. Today’s commute was actually pre-dawn. So I’m here in the parking lot today. So it’ll be a parking lot video. What I’d...
A Patient’s Guide to Visual Field Testing Visual Field Testing – Why We Do It There are many things to dislike about having glaucoma. One dislike shared among almost all glaucoma patients is visual field testing. I can understand that. I’ve taken the...
Hello! I’m Dr. David Richardson. My practice is in Southern California with a specialty in cataract and glaucoma treatment and surgery. So I’ve been talking about a Holistic Approach to Glaucoma therapy, which essentially, by “holistic”, I mean whole body,...
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Pilocarpine Medication for Glaucoma How it works: Pilocarpine is a miotic agent which means it constricts the pupil. As the pupil constricts it pulls on the trabecular meshwork, stretching it open. This results in increased...
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Rho-Kinase (ROCK) Inhibitors Medication for Glaucoma Commonly prescribed: In December 2017 netarsudil (brand name: Rhopressa) became the first FDA approved medication in this class[1]. Cap color: White How it is...
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Nitric Oxide Donators Medication for Glaucoma Commonly prescribed: As of early 2019 Latanoprostene bunod 0.024% (Brand name: VyzultaTM) is the only FDA approved medication in this class. Approved in November, 2017, this...
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Prostaglandin Analogs Medication for Glaucoma A relative newcomer to medical glaucoma treatments. This class has only been FDA approved for a little over two decades. How this class of glaucoma medication works: Although the...
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor (CAI) Eye Drops Medication for Glaucoma Approved for use in the USA for the last 20 years, this class of medications is rarely prescribed on its own. How it works: Works on the ciliary body to...
