High-tech metrics are not needed to evaluate the long-term risk that asymptomatic patients with primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) will proceed to glaucoma, data from a Chinese randomized trial ...

For primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), clear-lens extraction was more effective and cost-effective than laser peripheral iridotomy, according to results from the Effectiveness in Angle-closure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IOP, anterior chamber depth, axial length, lens thickness and spherical equivalent are risk factors for PACG.

Glaucoma is the term for a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve at the back of the eye. Without treatment, it can lead to vision loss and blindness. Glaucoma is not a life threatening ...

A 44-year-old woman presented to an outside ophthalmology clinic with significant nausea, blurry vision in the right eye and ...

An estimated 4.22 million people in the U.S. had glaucoma and 1.49 million people had vision-affecting glaucoma in 2022, with Black adults approximately twice as likely as white adults to be affected, ...

Looking back, glaucoma specialists like Dr. Christine Funke of Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center can remember a time not long ago when treatment options for the eye condition were greatly limited.

A trio of ASCRS presentations collectively offer insight to surgeons, suggesting that glaucoma drops harm meibomian glands, ...

Depending on the type of glaucoma, people typically have no symptoms in the early stages. However, once damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may notice blind spots, particularly in their ...