Interventional Glaucoma

Bausch + Lomb has initiated its phase III clinical program of latanoprostene bunod (licensed by Nicox S.A.) for the reduction of IOP in glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Patient adherence to glaucoma medication could increase with morning application of glaucoma medication.

Thinner corneas could be linked to higher glaucoma severity.

Severe Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) increases the risk of developing glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension (G/OHT).

Axial length/refractive status affects the peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness profile in eyes measured by RTVue OCT.

Dr Daniel Stamer has been awarded the prestigious Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize 2012.

Multiple micro-bypass stents with concurrent cataract surgery lowers IOP to less than 15 mmHg in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and cataract.

BIOSURF, a research project to develop ocular implants, has been awarded a Ocular implant project receives €1.4 million grant by German Minister Dr Schavan.

Macular scan OCT could be used for the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.

The long-term use of anti-glaucoma eye drops is linked to changes in meibomian gland morphology and function.

Goniophotography and EyeCam imaging are both highly sensitive for detecting gonioscopic angle closure.

Better eye mean deviation (BEMD) strongly affects a patient's legal fitness to drive (LFTD), according to recently published data.

Intranasal corticosteroids (ICS) maintain retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve cup to disc ratio among patients with glaucoma or glaucoma suspect.

A contact lens sensor is able to provide continuous 24-hour IOP monitoring for the management of glaucoma.

The use of statins has been linked to a significant decrease in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) risk in patients with hyperlipidemia.

Consuming one cup of caffeinated coffee statistically increases IOP and ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.

SD-OCT imaging and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) assessment successfully detects pre-perimetric glaucomatous damage.

Anterior chamber depth (ACD) and anterior chamber angle (ACA) were the factors identified relating to the progression of open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

IOP is successfully reduced with both trabeculectomy and combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in children with glaucoma.

Macular ganglion cell complex (mGCC) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (ppRNFL) thickness can be used as structural parameters for detecting preperimetric glaucoma.

Fight for Sight has donated £1.6 million towards ten research grants focused on tackling sight loss and eye disease treatment.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in the Tenon tissue and final IOP is significantly correlated to 1-year surgical outcomes of glaucoma surgery in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)

Incidence of bleb-related infection (BRI) is higher in Mitomycin C (MMC) augmented trabeculectomy but is reduced to a lower level.

Conducting a modified dark room provocative test (DRPT) is better for the diagnosis of primary angle closure, compared to gonioscopic angle assessment.

Using a sterile, disposable barrier for the G-probe transsceleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) device is a safe and effective method of preventing contamination in consecutive patients.