Tag: Glaucoma
1.5 Million U.S. Adults Have Vision-Affecting Glaucoma
Black adults are disproportionately affected
Free Eye Disease Screening Program Engaging High-Risk Adults
Reasons for not having had eye examination include no insurance, no reason to, and cost of eye examination
AI Outperforms Glaucoma, Retina Specialists for Diagnostic Accuracy
Trainees and specialists rated chatbot's accuracy and completeness more favorably than those of their specialist counterparts
Deep-Learning Models Can Predict Conversion to Normal-Tension Glaucoma
All three algorithms trained on fundus images with clinical features achieved high diagnostic accuracy for NTG conversion
Half of Older Adults With Glaucoma Unaware They Have It
Furthermore, two-thirds with undiagnosed glaucoma had normal intraocular pressure
Adverse Association Identified for Calcium Channel Blocker Use, Glaucoma
CCB use also linked to thinner macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer, macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events Common After Pediatric Lensectomy
Age younger than 3 months, intraoperative complications at time of lensectomy linked to increased risk among aphakic eyes
Mean Length of Preclinical Detectable Phase of Glaucoma >10 Years
Mean length was 10.7 years by the prevalence/incidence method and 10.1 years by the Markov chain Monte Carlo model method
Poor Sleep Quality Tied to Higher Risk for Glaucoma
Risk higher with snoring, daytime sleepiness, insomnia, and short/long sleep duration, individually or jointly
AAO: Normal-Tension Glaucoma Tied to Higher Alzheimer Disease Risk
Authors say people with normal-tension glaucoma should be screened for Alzheimer disease
