All treatment strategies for glaucoma involve lowering eye pressure, and so there's really 3 ways we can lower eye pressure. We have medicine, laser and surgery. So medicines are, historically ...

California-based medical technology startup ViaLase has announced that its ViaLase Laser device for glaucoma treatment has received CE mark approval. The approval moves the platform towards ...

20 at AAO 2024, the 128th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shows that laser treatment has an additional advantage: Glaucoma progressed 29% slower in patients treated with ...

Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for glaucoma as well as a longer delay between initial presentation and surgery, according ...

St Thomas Eye Hospital, an eye care facility specialised in providing comprehensive ophthalmic services in the country, has ...

Today we highlight long-term data that found a laser procedure has significant benefits over the current standard treatment for the most common form of glaucoma. We also report on the latest ...

demonstrating the long-term safety and efficacy of MicroPulse Transscleral Laser Therapy (TLT) in treating primary and secondary glaucoma over five years. Conducted by Dr. Ronald de Crom at the ...

"Once glaucoma is diagnosed, medical, laser or surgical treatment to lower eye pressure is warranted," says Dr. Aboobakar.

They may prescribe eye drops, or refer you to an ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma for laser treatment, or to talk with you about surgery. These are usually the first step in glaucoma ...