Tag: Glaucoma
What’s coming up?
Potential new MIGS device.
The Hydrus Microstent, the world’s first “intracanalicular scaffold” for the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma. Here is an animation of the procedure. (via)
An...
We’ve got another glaucoma med to prescribe.
The FDA just approved Bausch + Lomb's new glaucoma drop, Vyzulta.
How does it work?
According to B&L, it is "a nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin F2-alpha analog".
I can feel...
When your boss finally agrees with you…
An FDA committee agreed that Rhopressa (Aerie's new glaucoma med) lowers eye pressure when given once a day.
Cue Aerie's stock rise.
What is Rhopressa?
Rhopressa is a...
Gene editing shown to prevent open angle glaucoma.
The results of a 24-year collaborative study was published last week in PNAS.
What are the talking points?
Myocilin and CRISPR-Cas9 (stay with me).
Myocilin is a protein found in...
The glaucoma and mental health connection.
A study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology found an association between glaucoma, anxiety, and depression. The study looked at over 4 million patient charts...
What your patient might ask you…
What do you think of a virtual glaucoma clinic?
A study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology compared the agreement in glaucoma clinical decision making between two groups:...
If you…
...manage dropless cataract surgery - the FDA issued a safety alert after 43 patients had "serious adverse events" after receiving intravitreal injections of Tri-Moxi (compounded triamcinolone and...
A name you should know: Roclatan.
What is it?
It's a drop used once daily to lower IOP and it is a combo of two drugs, latanoprost and rhopressa.
If you're thinking,...
You probably don’t need a study to tell you this but...
Glaucoma patients taking topical medication have more ocular surface disease than non-glaucoma patients.
A study of over 200 eyes using topical glaucoma medication gauged the level of...
Contacts with a little bling.
A contact lens implanted with traces of gold could treat glaucoma. Researchers affiliated with Purdue University have developed a prototype contact lens that can electrically stimulate...