Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can gradually cause vision loss, which is currently irreversible. But in a new cell culture study scientists found that removing a membrane at the back of the ...

A procedure using microscopic stents offers glaucoma patients an alternative to the eye drops they currently rely on Read ...

Combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy surgery is frequently performed in patients with glaucoma and coexisting cataract. Recent studies have suggested that in chronic angle-closure glaucoma, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The number of cataract and glaucoma cases is estimated to increase as the population ages, so physicians may ...

The chaperone protein Grp94 can interfere with the clearance of another protein known to cause the glaucoma when mutated, a new study has found. The researchers also demonstrated that a new specific ...

Glaucoma affects peripheral vision, creating blind spots in the outer edges of a person’s visual field. This can affect daily activities such as driving and walking. Glaucoma is the name for a group ...

Women who took estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy after ovary removal had a lower risk of developing glaucoma, according to research presented today at AAO 2017, the 121st Annual Meeting of the ...