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Glaucoma

Severe Atopic Dermatitis Increases Glaucoma Patient’s Risk of Needing Surgery

This stage of the condition may influence an individual’s clinical features by increasing the frequency of blunt ocular trauma and the degree of intraocular inflammation.
July 25, 2024

SLT, Drops Show Comparable Efficacy in Meta-Analysis

More patients on topical therapy achieved at least a 20% IOP reduction, but the laser procedure was better at reducing the need for glaucoma surgeries, number of meds and incidence of ocular adverse effects.
July 22, 2024

Glaucoma More Severe, Progresses Faster in Longer Eyes

Study finds a larger ovality index and parapapillary atrophy area, greater retinal thinning and more rapid change in mean deviation and VF index.
July 19, 2024

Stress Found to Increase IOP About 4mm Hg in Glaucoma Patients

Researchers suggest counseling affected individuals on avoidance and coping strategies.
July 19, 2024

Study Links Social Vulnerability to Glaucoma-Related Severe Visual Impairment or Blindness

This is in addition to traditional risks like older age, elevated IOP and worse baseline status at diagnosis.
July 15, 2024

OCT-A Can Monitor Microvasculature Dropout in Myopic POAG Eyes

Doing so can help identify progression in eyes with such structural alterations.
July 12, 2024

In NTG, Microvasculature Dropout and Arterial Stiffness Lead to Faster Macular Thinning Rates

The appearance of both types of vascular insufficiency increased the likelihood of the macular GCIPL being affected.
July 10, 2024

Myopia Associated with Lower Rates of DR, AMD, Angle Closure, Study Finds

Conversely, high refractive error correlated with a higher prevalence of POAG.
July 10, 2024

VEGF-A Elevated in Glaucoma Patients

Overexpression may damage retinal ganglion cells and/or impair aqueous outflow. Researchers hope the association may play a future role as a biomarker of early disease activity.
July 8, 2024

SLT Performs Better at Higher Baseline IOP

Conversely, PGA drops demonstrated a greater treatment effect in eyes with intraocular pressures below 20mm Hg in this post hoc analysis.
July 5, 2024