Glaucoma Treatment Articles

Reducing IOP lowers the risk of further glaucoma damage, helping to slow or even halt the progression of the disease.

Several surgical treatments are available, depending on the type and stage of glaucoma.

The new glaucoma eye drop medication increases drainage through the eye’s conventional outflow pathways via a unique pharmacological action.

If you are experiencing side effects from your glaucoma medications, learn what you can do to reduce or eliminate them.

MIGS founder announces the first-ever micro-invasive implantable device for standalone glaucoma treatment.

Endoscopic laser surgery is used to treat both open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma.

While it’s uncommon for people to have an allergic reaction to eye drops, it can happen.

A number of factors affect the decision of whether to surgically remove cataracts in the patient with glaucoma.

Prescription eye drops for glaucoma help maintain the pressure in your eye at a healthy level and are an important part of the treatment routine for many people.

Is there a “best technique” for getting my glaucoma medication eyedrops in my eyes?

As marijuana use becomes more accepted and increasingly legalized, glaucoma patients have questions about its effectiveness as a viable treatment option.

Laser peripheral iridotomy is the standard first-line treatment in closed-angle glaucoma and eyes at risk for this condition.

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, or SLT, is a form of laser surgery that is used to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

Primary congenital glaucoma is the most common hereditary childhood glaucoma and an important cause of childhood blindness.

By getting informed, making healthy choices, and keeping organized, you can establish a health routine that works for you.

Dry Eye Syndrome and glaucoma commonly occur together. Patients may have irksome symptoms, but might not associate them with dry eye syndrome.

When medicines and laser surgeries do not lower eye pressure adequately, doctors may recommend a procedure called filtering surgery (also called incisional surgery).

Over the past 5-10 years there has been a revolution in glaucoma surgery, specifically Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, commonly called MIGS.

Cataracts may naturally coexist with glaucoma, have a causative effect on glaucoma, and/or may even be a result of glaucoma surgery.

A variety of options are available to treat glaucoma. These include eye drops, laser procedures, and surgery. All are intended to decrease eye pressure and, thereby, protect the optic nerve.

Question: My eye doctor wants to perform a laser iridotomy on my eye because I have narrow angles. I don’t have glaucoma, so why do I need to have this procedure done?

The field of glaucoma research has introduced many innovative new treatments over the past several years — from minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries to new drug delivery devices.

There are many unapproved treatments that are promoted on the internet and elsewhere, including marijuana/cannabidiol (CBD), stem cells, herbal medicines, and nutritional supplements.

The only proven therapy for glaucoma is lowering interocular pressure. But there is a lot of interest from patients in knowing, “What else can I do?”

Allergan has announced the approval of DURYSTA™ (bimatoprost implant), the first biodegradable sustained-release implant for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.