This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

NEW ORLEANS — In patients requiring cornea transplant who have already had glaucoma surgery, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) provides better outcomes than Descemet-stripping ...

Christine Funke, MD, a glaucoma specialist at Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed how minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been able to offer her patients better ...

Surgeons at Washington University Eye Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are among the first in the area to use a new surgery to treat glaucoma that takes about 30 minutes to perform and reduces ...

A minimally invasive surgical procedure for glaucoma designed to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) has been found to have a high degree of success and significantly reduce the use of drugs for the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with glaucoma who were treated with a microstent during cataract surgery retained benefits over traditional surgery at 5 years, a randomized study found. In addition, rate of ...

A trabeculectomy is a medical procedure that can relieve pressure in the eyes, which is associated with glaucoma. It involves making a small hole in the eye that allows excess fluid to drain, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ptosis and strabismus occurred in 3.7% and 1.7% of patients, respectively, and 1% had both. Most patients in all ...

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 ...

Dr. Nalini Madiwale, an ophthalmologist with Albany-Troy Cataract & Laser Associates, was looking for a new treatment option to control glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that gradually steals sight ...