Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS, highlights home tonometry, virtual visual fields, and portable OCT devices as promising tools, ...

To reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma or ocular hypertension where adjunctive or replacement therapy is warranted. Combigan contains two drugs widely used in the treatment of ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers developed a wireless theranostic contact lens (WTCL) sensor for sensing intraocular pressure (IOP) in situ and delivering ...

Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2010;5(3):405-412. Damage and inflammation of the corneal epithelium can cause an increase of inflammatory cells, detected by confocal microscopy, and inflammatory mediators.

The Food and Drug Administration approved two new drugs for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, for use in patients who aren’t helped by existing treatments. One of the drugs, Travatan, has been ...

In matched cohorts of more than 41,000 patients each, use of tirzepatide was linked to a significantly reduced risk of primary open-angle glaucoma compared with selective GLP-1 receptor agonists (risk ...

Drugs commonly used to treat glaucoma may cause droopy eyelids and other side effects that can interfere with vision, according to a new study. The drugs, known as prostaglandin analogues (PGAs), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several alternative drug delivery systems to treat glaucoma are currently in the developmental pipeline and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time in 20 years, patients suffering from the eye disease glaucoma may soon have new treatments as several young companies look to shake up the $5.6 billion global ...

A tiny drug delivery device that fits in the eye, still under development in California, could help glaucoma patients who do not comply with drug treatment schedules, according to a report by ...

(Reuters Health) - High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, but a new study suggests taking statins to lower cholesterol helps to reduce this risk. Glaucoma is a ...

Experiments on zebrafish and mice have shown that a drug used to treat glaucoma may protect against tau protein buildup in the brain, a key marker of dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. The ...