Glaucoma Articles
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.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 1 New Medical Therapies Offer Hope For Glaucoma Patients](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eye-exam-doctors-office-slit-lamp_900-585x540.jpg)
New Medical Therapies Offer Hope for Glaucoma Patients
“It’s always exciting to have new and effective treatment alternatives available to help patients,” said Andrew Iwach, MD.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 2 African Americans And Glaucoma](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/african-american-covering-one-eye-585x540.jpg)
African Americans and Glaucoma
After cataracts, glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans. Half of those with glaucoma don’t know they have it.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 3 2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Dr. Andrew Huberman’S Laboratory](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/huberman-stanford-lab_900-585x540.jpg)
2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Dr. Andrew Huberman’s Laboratory
Andrew Huberman, PhD is a principal investigator in the Catalyst for a Cure Biomarkers Team funded by Glaucoma Research Foundation in San Francisco, CA.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 4 2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Vivek Srinivasan’S Laboratory](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/vivek-srinivasan-imaging_900-585x540.jpg)
2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Vivek Srinivasan’s Laboratory
The Srinivasan Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, develops novel optical imaging techniques and diagnostics with applications spanning from basic to clinical research.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 5 2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg’S Laboratory At Stanford](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jeffrey-goldberg-podium_900-585x540.jpg)
2018 Glaucoma Research Update: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg’s Laboratory at Stanford
Dr. Goldberg’s glaucoma research is directed at neuroprotection and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells and other retinal neurons.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 6 Why Retinal Ganglion Cells Are Important In Glaucoma](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/goldberg-huberman-lab-scope_900-585x540.jpg)
Why Retinal Ganglion Cells Are Important in Glaucoma
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are particularly important in glaucoma because they are the cells that are damaged by the disease.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 7 New Dual Action Glaucoma Medication Promising For Glaucoma Patients](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/asian-woman-instills-eye-drops_900-585x540.jpg)
New Dual Action Glaucoma Medication Promising for Glaucoma Patients
In November 2017, the FDA approved Vyzulta, latanoprostene bunod (LBN), as a potential game-changer in the treatment of glaucoma.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 8 Help For Glaucoma Patients Who Lose Vision](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/eye_consultation_800_square-585x540.jpg)
Help for Glaucoma Patients Who Lose Vision
You and your eye doctor share the same goal in the treatment of glaucoma: to preserve as much of your vision as possible, even if the disease progresses over time.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 9 Home Iop Measurements And Continuous Iop Monitors](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/icare-home_900-585x540.jpg)
Home IOP Measurements and Continuous IOP Monitors
If you are a glaucoma patient, it is important for you and your doctor to monitor your intraocular pressure (IOP).
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 10 Spotlight On Research: Dr. Alfredo Dubra’S Laboratory At Stanford](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alfredo-dubra-imaging_900-585x540.jpg)
Spotlight on Research: Dr. Alfredo Dubra’s Laboratory at Stanford
“We’re not just trying to achieve some answer in terms of scientific curiosity, but our aim is to really help people who are suffering from this disease.” — Alfredo Dubra, PhD
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 11 A Remarkable Legacy: Robert And Virginia Shaffer](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/robert-and-virginia-shaffer_900-585x540.jpg)
A Remarkable Legacy: Robert and Virginia Shaffer
Robert Shaffer and his wife Virginia leave behind a remarkable legacy through their generous philanthropic support and lifelong dedication to teaching the next generation of glaucoma specialists.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 12 Scientists Discover New Potential Glaucoma Treatment](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/astrocyte-image_900-585x540.jpg)
Scientists Discover New Potential Glaucoma Treatment
Vision scientists have discovered that naturally occurring molecules known as lipid mediators have the potential to halt the progression of glaucoma.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 13 Researcher Spotlight: Andrew Huberman, Phd](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/huberman-with-costello_900-585x540.jpg)
Researcher Spotlight: Andrew Huberman, PhD
Researchers like Dr. Andrew Huberman and the other Catalyst for a Cure scientists are focused on stopping blindness from glaucoma.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 14 The Wittenbergs Honor Their Glaucoma Doctor With Inspired Gift To The Cure Is In Sight Campaign](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wittenbergs_900-585x540.jpg)
The Wittenbergs Honor their Glaucoma Doctor with Inspired Gift to The Cure is in Sight Campaign
The Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) mission to cure glaucoma is fueled by donations from many sources—much of it from patients, families, and friends touched by the disease.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 15 Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty As Primary Glaucoma Therapy](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/laser-treatment_900-585x540.jpg)
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty as Primary Glaucoma Therapy
Due to its excellent benefit-to-risk profile, selective laser trabeculoplasty, or SLT, is being offered earlier in the treatment strategy of glaucoma, including as primary therapy.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 16 High Eye Pressure And Glaucoma](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/woman-looking-up-questioning_900-585x540.jpg)
High Eye Pressure and Glaucoma
Q: I’ve heard that glaucoma is caused by high eye pressure, and that left untreated glaucoma can cause blindness. At what pressure will I go blind?
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 17 Dr. John Flanagan Joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board And Continues Shaffer Grant Research](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/john-flanagan-2021_900-585x540.jpg)
Dr. John Flanagan Joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board and Continues Shaffer Grant Research
Dr. John Flanagan is actively working on research to discover new ways to treat glaucoma.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 18 Dr. Elizabeth Fini Receives Nih Funding For Glaucoma Research, Thanks To Grf Shaffer Grant](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dr-elizabeth-fini-in-the-lab_900-585x540.jpg)
Dr. Elizabeth Fini Receives NIH Funding for Glaucoma Research, Thanks to GRF Shaffer Grant
Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is dedicated to supporting promising research conducted by dedicated scientists.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 19 A Practical Guide To The Best Medical Research Charities](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/medical-researchers-cfc_900-585x540.jpg)
A Practical Guide To The Best Medical Research Charities
If you’re looking for a medical research charity to support, you probably want to know with confidence that your donation is going to make an impact and help people.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 20 4 Effective Ways To Encourage Medication Compliance In Glaucoma Patients](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/older-man-on-telephone-at-home_900-585x540.jpg)
4 Effective Ways to Encourage Medication Compliance in Glaucoma Patients
If patients feel supported in their day-to-day life, adhering to treatment and stopping glaucoma progression will more likely result.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 21 New Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Can Help Enhance Glaucoma Treatments](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nanotechnology-imagery_900-585x540.jpg)
New Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Can Help Enhance Glaucoma Treatments
Evidence is building that nanoparticles will prove an excellent drug delivery system, and it won’t be long until this technology reaches patients.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 22 How Sleep Apnea May Contribute To Normal-Tension Glaucoma Risk](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sleep-apnea-checklist_900-585x540.jpg)
How Sleep Apnea May Contribute to Normal-Tension Glaucoma Risk
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.
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 23 Jasmyn Polite: My Battle With Glaucoma](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jasmyn_polite_900-585x540.jpg)
Jasmyn Polite: My Battle with Glaucoma
“I want to teach visually impaired preschoolers everything they will need to prepare them for elementary school. I hope that I can be an inspiration to them.” — Jasmyn Polite
![Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow Iop Monitoring At Home 24 Understanding Glaucoma Eye Drops](https://glaucoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eye-drop_900-585x540.jpg)
Understanding Glaucoma Eye Drops
In this article, Dr. Shrivastava discusses the five most common types of eye drops prescribed to treat glaucoma.
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Better Glaucoma Self Testing: New Technology Will Allow IOP Monitoring At Home
IOP fluctuates constantly, between doctor’s visits and even throughout the day. The more frequently your IOP is measured, the better overall picture your doctor will have of your pressure fluctuations.