Surgery could be offered as a first-line therapy for glaucoma to patients who are not able to comply with the often expensive medications, according to practitioners. “Some individuals cannot afford ...

Medication, laser, and surgery are all methods of treating glaucoma according to Jonathan Eisengart, MD. Jonathan Eisengart, MD, an ophthalmologist at Cleveland Clinic, explained how different ...

Dr. Rhee answers the question: 'Laser Trabecular Surgery For Glaucoma?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is laser trabecular surgery, when is it used to treat glaucoma, and what are the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for ...

Using anti-inflammatory medications after glaucoma laser surgery is not helpful or necessary, new research concludes. Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world, and is ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lowcountry glaucoma patients will soon have a new option for safer and more efficient laser eye treatment thanks to doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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 ...

TEL AVIV — Prof. Ehud Assia, of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine is, quite simply, a rock star in the field of eye surgery. One of a small number of surgeons in the world who currently ...

Here are 50 ophthalmology-driven ambulatory surgery centers to know. To recommend a center for the list, contact Heather at [email protected]. Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York ...

It's one of the most common causes of vision loss, and one of the easiest to overlook. Glaucoma symptoms develop so gradually ...