Glaucoma
Large Study Identifies Drug Associations with Angle Closure; Added Risk in Question
Some of these were already documented, but newly identified ones included drugs for constipation and nausea.
09/27/2022
Smoking Intensity Associated with Glaucoma Progression
The more packs per year, the higher the RNFL thinning rate, a recent study finds.
09/22/2022
New Data Strengthens the Case for SLT as First-line Therapy
The procedure more efficiently lowers IOP than traditional drops and saw reduced progression rates of the conditions.
09/21/2022
OCT, OCT-A Useful in Identifying VA Decline in Glaucoma
Several macular parameters were associated with vision loss in moderate to advanced stages.
09/19/2022
Testing Twice a Year May Be Sufficient to Detect Glaucoma Progression
New research reports on OCT and OCT-A data according to different check-up frequencies.
09/14/2022
Macular Cube Scans Pick Up More Nonglaucomatous Macular Pathology than GCA
Compared to the counterpart technology, this type of imaging may provide more preventative benefits.
09/13/2022
24-2 VF Testing Better at Diagnosing Glaucoma than 10-2
The study found this to be especially true of mild macular damage.
09/09/2022
Tablet-Based Perimetry Proves Ineffective for General Glaucoma Screening
Diagnostic accuracy of this approach was greater when testing for more advanced forms of the disease.
09/08/2022
Not All Narrow-angle Patients Progress to Glaucoma
Older age increased the risk while cataract surgery seemed to decrease it.
09/08/2022
Vertical C/D Ratio Can Help Monitor Non-glaucomatous Eyes
This new classification system kept track of disease transition rates over a 10-year period.
08/30/2022
