Tag: Glaucoma
Static Perimetry Approach May Be Better for Kids With Glaucoma
Test quality similar for the Humphrey static, Octopus combined approaches for glaucoma in kids over 10
Higher ω-3 Fatty Acid Intake Tied to Lower Glaucoma Risk
But higher levels of total polyunsaturated fatty acid intake associated with increased odds of glaucoma
Hot Tea Consumption Tied to Lower Odds of Glaucoma
Those who drink caffeinated hot tea daily have 74 percent decreased odds of having glaucoma
Few Patients, Providers Discuss Costs of Glaucoma Medications
Authors say these discussions are important, as cost is a barrier to treatment adherence
AAO: Higher Exercise Intensity Tied to Reduced Risk of Glaucoma
Risk reduced 73 percent for those with highest versus lowest level of self-reported activity
18-Item Measure Reliable for Symptom Burden in Glaucoma
The 18-item Symptom and Health Problem Checklist can discriminate the severity of glaucoma
XEN-45 Implant Effective in Uncontrolled Uveitic Glaucoma
Significant reductions seen in mean intraocular pressure, mean number of medications required
Study IDs Determinants of the Neuro-Retinal Rim Area
Concurrent role for pressure, vascular factors in glaucomatous nerve damage
Self-Tonometry Feasible, Acceptable for Glaucoma Patients
Overall, 73 percent of patients met complete success criteria; most of them felt self-tonometry was easy
Stent Surgery Could Benefit Select Glaucoma Patients
About one dozen XEN Gel Stent implants have been performed at Kellogg Eye Center
