“We’re still looking for ‘the’ procedure of glaucoma surgery, kind of like the phaco of glaucoma,” said Mark Packer, MD, of Eugene, Ore. In this article, Ocular Surgery News reviews some of the ...
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (WPVI) -- A new procedure is helping to preserve vision for some people with glaucoma. Glaucoma is a silent thief, affecting 3 million Americans, slowly robbing them of their sight.
Expert panelists review the use of MIGS and other channel procedures in patients with glaucoma. Neil Minkoff, MD: What about something newer like MIGS [minimally invasive glaucoma surgery] therapy or ...
A practice has purchased a new piece of scanning laser equipment (GDx) that is designed to help in the early detection of glaucoma. In the past, the practice always billed for a visual field and ...
Researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person's risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and now developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it. The ...
DOC provides continuous intraoperative quantification of IOP, aqueous flow, outflow facility, and ocular compliance, enabling ...
Scientists have developed a testing protocol that identifies the blinding eye disease glaucoma four years earlier than current techniques. UNSW Australia scientists have developed a testing protocol ...
The standard 24-2 visual field (VF) test for glaucoma missed early glaucomatous damage in the central macula that was detectable via a 10-2 VF test, according to research published online January 9 in ...