Glaucoma News

• AAO 2021 Omidenepag Matches Latanoprost for Glaucoma A phase 3 noninferiority trial shows omidenepag almost as efficacious, but with more side effects than latanoprost in people with glaucoma or intraocular hypertension.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2021
• Alert FDA Approves Eye Drops for Presbyopia An eye drop to treat presbyopia has won approval from the FDA for the first time.
  FDA Approvals, November 01, 2021
• Alert FDA Approves Drugs for Wet AMD, Macular Edema Due to Uveitis Wet AMD gets Susvimo, an intravitreal ranibizumab injection, and macular edema gets Xipere, a triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension.
  FDA Approvals, October 25, 2021
• Study Confirms Link Between Dementia Risk and Eye Disorders A heightened risk of all-cause dementia was found to be associated with age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and diabetes-related eye disease, but not glaucoma, according to data from the UK Biobank.
  Reuters Health Information, October 05, 2021
• Common Eye Diseases Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia The health of the retina may be a link to the health of the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Polygenic-Variant Testing Can Help Improves Glaucoma-Risk Prediction Polygenic risk scores can improve risk stratification in people at increased odds of developing open-angle glaucoma, according to researchers in Australia.
  Reuters Health Information, July 21, 2021
• Allergic Conjunctivitis Severely Affects Children's Quality of Life Physical, emotional, social, and especially school functioning were all affected. Parents also experienced large effects on quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, June 15, 2021
• Caffeine May Raise Risk for Inherited Glaucoma Previous studies showed that people who took large doses of caffeine experienced temporary increases in eye pressure. Researchers have wondered whether ingesting caffeine over a long period could pose a risk.
  WebMD Health News, June 10, 2021
• Black Glaucoma Patients Have More Visual Field Variability Than White Patients Visual field is more varied among Black patients with primary open-angle glaucoma than their white counterparts, a difference that may help partially explain racial disparities in glaucoma detection and outcomes, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 08, 2021
• In Advanced Glaucoma, Trabeculectomy Lowers IOP More Than Medication Patients with advanced glaucoma who undergo primary trabeculectomy have lower intraocular pressure and similar safety and QOL outcomes as those who receive medical management, according to a UK randomized trial.
  Reuters Health Information, May 31, 2021
• ARVO 2021 COVID-19 Confinement May Have Caused Myopia in Kids The COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to a myopia pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• ARVO 2021 Vaping Linked to Visual Impairment An association between e-cigarette use and visual impairment raises questions about the safety of vaping.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Corticosteroid Bursts May Increase GI Bleeding Risk in Children Oral corticosteroid bursts are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, sepsis, and pneumonia during the month after treatment initiation, according to a cohort study in Taiwan.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• During Pandemic, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays Health providers are seeing the consequences of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care, from longer hospital stays to more root canals.
  Kaiser Health News, April 20, 2021
• Ocular Hypertension Trial Supports Watching and Waiting Clinicians don't always need to treat ocular hypertension, but should closely monitor patients with this condition, which sometimes progresses to glaucoma, a long-term study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2021
• Complaints Filed on Lawmaker/Surgeon Who Took Zoom Calls in OR In video clips, the Maryland state legislator, a plastic surgeon, participated in Zoom sessions from the operating room.
  Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2021
• FDA Clears Device to Protect Kids Against Head Injury The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new over-the-counter (OTC) device designed to protect children aged 13 years and older from sports-related traumatic brain injury.
  FDA Approvals, February 26, 2021
• CES 2021 Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year's biggest tech conference, but it's not quite ready for prime time.
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson's Disease Researchers have identified changes in the eye in patients with Parkinson's disease that can be seen with noninvasive, inexpensive imaging equipment.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2021
• AAO 2020 Extended-Release Glaucoma Drugs Eagerly Anticipated Extended-release implants that deliver glaucoma drugs over months or years are just the ticket for patients who have trouble with eyedrops. One has already received FDA approval and five more are in the pipeline.
  Medscape Medical News, November 19, 2020