Surgery could be offered as a first-line therapy for glaucoma to patients who are not able to comply with the often expensive medications, according to practitioners. “Some individuals cannot afford ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for ...

Scientists are testing a new laser surgery device specifically designed to make glaucoma procedures safer, simpler and faster. The revolutionary non-penetrating technique will be easily mastered by ...

Using anti-inflammatory medications after glaucoma laser surgery is not helpful or necessary, new research concludes. Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world, and is ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lowcountry glaucoma patients will soon have a new option for safer and more efficient laser eye treatment thanks to doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Ophthalmologists discuss how advanced imaging, MIGS, and home monitoring are reshaping decision-making in complex glaucoma ...

ViaLase, a medical technology startup developing a new femtosecond laser treatment for glaucoma, has closed its series C funding round with $40 million in additional finance. Based in Alisa Viejo, ...

There is no question that the past 5 decades have been transformative for ophthalmologists and their patients. As part of ...

Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and ...

Most reports of change in IOP in the fellow eye following IOP reduction in 1 eye by drugs, [4–9] ocular compression, [10] or laser trabeculoplasty [11–13] have reported a decrease in IOP. The response ...