Tag: Glaucoma

Can exercise improve my glaucoma? According to a new study, yes. The study examined 141 patients between the ages of 50-80 with suspect or manifest glaucoma. All...

This article goes into the clinical recommendations for these patients. Refresh me on what's happening with CyPass? Alcon recently pulled the CyPass microstent off the market after results from...

Let's talk about Xelpros, the latest FDA approved drop out of Sun Pharma. What is it? Latanoprost 0.005%. The FDA approval is for the treatment of ocular...

A group of researchers at MIT asked, "why can glaucoma continue to get worse even after the IOP is controlled?" Their theory? It's an autoimmune disease. Here are...

Can turmeric help prevent glaucoma? According to a new study, yes. First, what is turmeric? It's a plant from the ginger family recognized for it's bright yellow/orange color....

What is Roclatan? It's a drop used once daily to lower IOP and it's a combo of two drugs, latanoprost and Rhopressa. You've heard a lot...

Will running reduce my risk of getting glaucoma? According to a new study, it might. Tell me the details. The study analyzed over 9,500 people between the ages...

Can you predict if I'll get dementia? Short answer according to a new study? Yes. The details: The study was published in JAMA Neurology and included over 1,200 patients from...

The FDA just approved the iStent inject. What is the iStent inject? It's a Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) device and is the second generation of the iStent which...

Allergan has been working on a sustained-release glaucoma implant. What is it? It's called Bimatoprost SR and it's a biodegradable implant that dispenses bimatoprost (aka Lumigan)...