The risk for endophthalmitis after glaucoma drainage rises for up to 5 years and is much higher than that for a ...
Analysis of data from a randomized trial finds trabeculectomy typically is the better financial bet than tube shunt surgery as a first option to treat glaucoma.
Doctors at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) have achieved a world first breakthrough in glaucoma surgery, ...
Experts explain whether Lasik or lens implants affect your risk, and how a hair strand-like microshunt could reduce reliance on lifelong eye drops for patients.
A landmark glaucoma surgery was performed at the Army Hospital using the Hydrus Microstent guided by intraoperative aqueous angiography. This technique enhances drainage in glaucoma patients, marking ...
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and often goes undiagnosed until vision loss is advanced. Population-wide screening has long been considered impractical, but recent ...
A comanagement program at UCSF in which patients saw glaucoma-trained optometrists and had access to glaucoma specialists showed promising outcomes, according to a study published in Ophthalmology ...
New minimally invasive glaucoma treatments, including stents placed during cataract surgery and long-acting eye implants, are now available in Cape May County, reducing reliance on daily eye drops.
A Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) glaucoma coaching program improves medication adherence compared with standard written education, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Three studies presented at the American Glaucoma Society meeting demonstrated the potential benefit of NCX 470 in patients with glaucoma.NCX 470 (Nicox) is a nitric oxide-donating bimatoprost eye drop ...
Ear tube surgery involves making a small cut in the eardrum and inserting a synthetic tube. An adult might need ear tubes ...
In late 2025, a group of researchers that included Maria Emfietzoglou, MD, and Victor S.M.C. Correa, MD, published a paper titled, “Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT ...