A new study presented Oct. 20 at AAO 2024, the 128th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shows that ...

Glaucoma encompasses a heterogeneous group of eye diseases associated with progressive loss of optic nerve fibers, with ...

University of California, San Diego-led research suggests that long-term variability in blood pressure is associated with ...

Background Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is commonly treated with anti-glaucoma medications. Recently, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been demonstrated to lower the intraocular pressure ...

for open-angle and laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) for angle-closure glaucoma. SLT is an outpatient laser procedure designed ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause ... They have been shown to be effective when taken regularly. Sometimes laser treatments or surgery are also recommended to slow the disease's ...

Purpose: To compare outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) with drug therapy for glaucoma patients in a prospective randomized clinical trial. Patients and Methods: Sixty-nine patients ...

Read more about glaucoma tests. Doctors may recommend laser treatment for treating inflammatory glaucoma, although there are some concerns that this technique may increase inflammation.