Medical Therapy for Glaucoma: Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor (CAI) Eye Drops
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...Medical Therapy for Glaucoma: Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor – Systemic Treatment
A Patient’s Guide to Glaucoma Medications Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) Oral Medication for Glaucoma Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) have been used to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) for over 70 years. How this class works: Works on the ciliary body to...What’s Exciting About Bimatoprost SR Glaucoma Drug Implant
Video Transcript: One of the challenges of treating glaucoma is that for most people, it’s a condition without notable symptoms. What this means is that the treatment is often more bothersome than the condition itself (at least early on in the disease). Take for...Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma | Driving with Dr. David Richardson Ep 03
Good morning. I’m Dr. David Richardson. I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon that practices in Southern California. I’ve been playing with a video idea; basically, take a little bit of time I’ve gotten in my day that’s free to share some...Holistic Approach to Glaucoma | Driving with Dr. David Richardson Ep 01
Hi! My name is David Richardson. I’m an eye surgeon that specializes in cataract and glaucoma surgery. The first video here is going to be on what I would call a holistic approach to glaucoma. Now, by holistic I don’t mean woowoo. I’m very much based...Ab-Interno Canaloplasty (ABiC): A Safe and Effective Glaucoma Treatment
Ab-Interno Canaloplasty (ABiC) was the focus of three posters at the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (March 2-5). The following was true for all three studies: Analyzed ABiC alone and combined with cataract surgery Had...InnFocus MicroShunt® Glaucoma Device: Early Results Are Promising, But…
The InnFocus MicroShunt® may very well be what we were hoping the EX-PRESS® Glaucoma Filtration Device would be: a faster, safer alternative to trabeculectomy.
How Glaucoma is Treated
At the present time all FDA approved glaucoma treatments aim to lower IOP. However, modern research has discovered a number of mechanisms other than elevated IOP that may contribute to loss of vision from glaucoma.
Trabecular Microbypass, Hydrus™ Microstent
Trabecular Microbypass, Hydrus™ Microstent. Part 9 of 12 of “What’s New In Glaucoma Surgery” Presentation, a continuing education course for Optometrists presented by Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist, Dr. David Richardson on May 20, 2015. Trabecular...
