Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS

As Glaucoma Awareness Month highlights evolving practice, specialists describe how artificial intelligence, sustained drug delivery, laser therapy, and workflow integration are reshaping earlier, more individualized glaucoma care.

Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS, highlights home tonometry, virtual visual fields, and portable OCT devices as promising tools, while noting concerns around data reliability, patient adherence, and reimbursement.

From artificial intelligence to home monitoring, Joel Schuman, MD, of Wills Eye Hospital, explores the innovations that could change how clinicians detect and treat glaucoma in the new year.

Innovations in selective laser trabeculoplasty and laser cyclophotocoagulation focus on procedural efficiency, patient comfort, and evolving first-line treatment strategies.

President Joel S. Schuman, MD, highlights the group’s mission and vision for the future—uniting 17 working groups and over 80 stakeholders.

There are times when physicians should be critical of scans.