March 11, 2024 Patient-centered glaucoma is a concept in which the patient is involved in their care, as compared to a passive approach in which the patient takes medication or has surgery with little other
February 21, 2024 Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has improved our ability to diagnose and monitor glaucoma, elevating optometrists’ diagnostic acumen to near that of a specialist. For example, subtle changes to the retinal nerve fiber
January 25, 2024 Interventional glaucoma is a concept commonly discussed at glaucoma meetings with the term meaning different things to different people. To some it implies that glaucoma is best managed surgically with the term
January 19, 2024 A friend was diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) several years ago. He was in his late 40s and had thick pachymetry values (610 um in each eye) with intraocular pressure (IOP) in
December 4, 2023 Once open-angle glaucoma is diagnosed and the need for therapy confirmed, treatment is started, and management commences. Intraocular pressure (IOP) becomes an important outcome measure in understanding if the condition is controlled,
October 5, 2023 Medical therapy for glaucoma has been stagnant with the most recent addition, netarsudil, introduced in 2017. There is a need for new glaucoma medications as much of the development for glaucoma therapies
August 23, 2023 The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF) is an organization with a mission to improve the lives of people with glaucoma. It encourages and funds glaucoma research, and it is a resource for patients, their
July 26, 2023 In late June, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the 2023 World Glaucoma Congress (WGC), held in Rome. The WGC is the biennial conference of the World Glaucoma Association,
June 1, 2023 One of my favorite annual events is the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting. It is held in late April or early May, and it’s different from other conferences.
May 5, 2023 Why do some individuals develop open-angle glaucoma? Is it related to a person’s genetic makeup, or could it be due to lifestyle? What about environmental issues? Is it a combination of factors,
