Florida inmates were denied eye surgery for years. Some were left blind

Randall Barde’s eyesight wasn’t right. The light in his cell had a blue ring around it. Hisvision was blurry. After a ...
Shropshire Star

Glaucoma diagnosis confirmed thanks to routine eye test

During his regular eye test at Specsavers in Bridgnorth, optician and store director, Teresa Hughes, noticed an issue with ...

Iridex Announces the Publication of an Independent Study Demonstrating Safe and Effective Retreatment with Transscleral Laser Treatment Using MicroPulse® Technology in ...

The study, conducted at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, aimed to assess the effectiveness, repeatability, and safety of retreatment in real-world clinical practice using MicroPulse TLT. The ...

Ophthalmologists, optometrists split over bill to expand certification for laser procedures

Eye doctors are in a big fight at the New Hampshire State House over who can perform certain laser procedures to treat ...

Vermont eye clinic uses virtual reality to prepare patients for surgery

New England Vision and Vermont Eye Laser is now showing patients how their eyesight would change after surgery, and the ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)

Glaucoma treatment options: an overview

Stead added that while SLT is now the first treatment that is offered to patients, a range of topical medications in the form ...
Agence France-Presse

ViaLase Announces First Patient Treated in IDE Clinical Trial Evaluating Its Femtosecond Laser Trabeculotomy for Open-Angle Glaucoma

ViaLase, Inc., a clinical-stage medical technology company pioneering incision-free, laser-based solutions for glaucoma, today announced that the first patient has been treated in its U.S.
The Healthy @Reader's Digest on MSN

“What I Wish I’d Known About Cataract Surgery”: A Doctor Details What Patients Should Know About a Common Procedure

An expert MD reveals clear insights into cataract surgery, spotlighting the breakthroughs in treatment: "We live in a time of ...
The Daily Star

“Glaucoma damage is irreversible — Early detection is critical”

During his recent visit to Bangladesh, Assoc Prof Shamira Perera, Head of the Glaucoma Department at the Singapore National ...
MedPage Today

Laser Trabeculoplasty Tops Eye Drops as Frontline Treatment for Glaucoma

CHICAGO -- Upfront laser trabeculoplasty significantly slowed glaucoma progression and vision loss as compared with eye drops, long-term follow-up from a large randomized trial showed. After 6 years ...
Frontiers

Safety and effectiveness of a new minimally invasive glaucoma surgery namely trabeculotome tunneling trabeculoplasty in primary open-angle glaucoma

1 Department of Ophthalmology, Chengdu Integrated TCM and Western Medicine Hospital, Chengdu, China 2 Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China ...
Healthline

How Do You Know If Glaucoma Eye Drops Aren't Working?

You may notice vision loss and changing glaucoma symptoms if your prescribed medicated eye drops stop working. Your doctor can help test your visual field and determine if you need different drops or ...