WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers ...

To reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma or ocular hypertension where adjunctive or replacement therapy is warranted. Combigan contains two drugs widely used in the treatment of ...

Experts explain whether Lasik or lens implants affect your risk, and how a hair strand-like microshunt could reduce reliance on lifelong eye drops for patients.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time in 20 years, patients suffering from the eye disease glaucoma may soon have new treatments as several young companies look to shake up the $5.6 billion global ...

In this podcast, Philadelphia cornea and glaucoma surgeon Brian Shafer, MD, discusses the procedures and processes involved ...

The market opportunities for glaucoma include innovative drug developments such as NCX 470 and QLS-111, promising new mechanisms like NO donation, ingenious delivery systems like PER-001's ...

Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity was tied to a reduced risk of glaucoma versus other weight-loss drugs. The findings were in line with those of a previous study that included patients ...

Although most of the innovation in treatment has come in the past decade, new treatments for glaucoma are still being tested, albeit at a slower pace. Jonathan Eisengart, MD, an ophthalmologist at ...

Implants designed to release glaucoma drugs over several months are most helpful for patients who are particularly challenged by administering eyedrops, researchers say. The US Food and Drug ...

A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which causes various forms of dementia and is implicated in ...

Glaucoma medications were associated with a reduced likelihood of death in U.S. adults with glaucoma, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. Researchers ...