New Medication Delivery Systems for Glaucoma
Learn about novel approaches to drug delivery currently being developed with an aim to improve medical therapy for glaucoma patients.
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This is the place for the latest information about our work here at Glaucoma Research Foundation and for current events in the world of eye health. All breakthroughs and insights are made possible through the dedication of researchers, and through the continued financial support and active involvement of the community.
Learn about novel approaches to drug delivery currently being developed with an aim to improve medical therapy for glaucoma patients.
Two new categories of glaucoma medication eye drops have shown to lower eye pressure significantly and compare well to other established medications.
Trinh Green has faced many vision challenges in her life. But that hasn’t discouraged her. Instead, it’s inspired Trinh to become a vision advocate.
This research progress report summarizes progress from the first year of the Catalyst for a Cure Vision Restoration Initiative, launched by Glaucoma Research Foundation in 2019.
If you have side effects from a glaucoma medication, be sure to tell your doctor, who can adjust your treatment plan based on your needs.
A glaucoma specialist shares her words of advice gathered over the years — advice that each patient should know to better take control of their disease.
A glaucoma patient shares his experience with having selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) — a laser treatment for open-angle glaucoma that lowers eye pressure.
Glaucoma Research Foundation hosted our first annual Glaucoma Patient Summit in San Francisco on March 16, 2019.
Although lowering eye pressure can help slow or stop glaucoma progression, there are currently no therapies to regenerate lost nerve cells and help patients that have already lost vision.
Findings suggest that while patients and caregivers are determined to manage the disease, many still worry about loss of vision and independence, and have difficulty achieving IOP goal.
Rebecca was diagnosed with glaucoma in her early thirties. “I had no idea that I should even be going in to have my eyes checked for glaucoma,” she says.
Hannah Eckstein was diagnosed with glaucoma just a few months after she was born. Now she is 17 and starting college.
The Gleams Newsletter includes interviews, personal stories, and current information about glaucoma, new treatments, updates on research findings, and more. You can subscribe to the printed version of Gleams or the electronic version — both are free.
The Gleams Newsletter includes interviews, personal stories, and current information about glaucoma, new treatments, updates on research findings, and more. You can subscribe to the printed version of Gleams or the electronic version — both are free.
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