CHICAGO, Illinois — A large retrospective analysis of more than 150,000 eyes from a national eye registry have shown that combining surgeries for glaucoma and cataract into one procedure didn't ...

Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve that can cause vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S. and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Glaucoma is the ...

The CDC reports that over three million Americans have glaucoma. The number may reach 6.3 million by 2050 as the aging population grows. Glaucoma is affecting so many lives, so it’s important to know ...

I heard Wayne had to give up driving because he is blind from glaucoma, but I saw him at the cafe reading a newspaper. I’m struggling to make sense of that: what is glaucoma?” ...

Elderly patients who underwent surgery for glaucoma had a greater risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality than those who did not have surgery, including greater risk of cancer and neurologic ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Conventional SLT requires gonioscopy-lens visualization; DSLT fires 120 pulses (1.8 mJ, 50 Hz) transsclerally with eye tracking, completing most sessions without contact. At 2 months, mean IOP fell ...

A trabeculectomy is a medical procedure that can relieve pressure in the eyes, which is associated with glaucoma. It involves making a small hole in the eye that allows excess fluid to drain, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I was honored to give the Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Lecture at the 2022 American Society of Cataract and ...

A person with glaucoma may be able to wear contact lenses. However, this can depend on the severity of their condition, and the type of treatment they receive. Glaucoma is a condition in which ...