Research Updates

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Evidence is building that nanoparticles will prove an excellent drug delivery system, and it won’t be long until this technology reaches patients.

By using a new contact lens technology, researchers are hoping to gain new insight into obstructive sleep apnea by continuously monitoring the eye pressure even during sleep cycles.

Recently, the National Eye Institute released an optimistic report stating that exosomes secreted by stem cells are protective to the retina.

Through the Shaffer Grants, Glaucoma Research Foundation invests in a wide variety of projects that increase scientific understanding of glaucoma.

Since oxidative stress is associated with damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma, you may wonder whether you should be increasing the antioxidants in your diet.

Connecting pieces of information by finding a common thread often takes glaucoma researchers in unexpected directions.

Using an insert, it should be possible to deliver a consistent dose of medication to the eye while reducing the initial sting or burn, with less of the medication lost to the tear duct or sinuses.