Glaucoma Insights

According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, the collaborative research program will explore some of the common characteristics of glaucoma, Alzheimer’s.

Nanoscope Technologies LLC announced this week it has received Direct Phase II SBIR grant from National Institutes of Health for developing an innovative approach to autonomously regulate pressure for treatment of Glaucoma in a gene-agnostic manner.

In a poster presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago, Yu-Yen Chen, MD, PhD, noted that patients diagnosed with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those without NTG.

Haiyan Gong, MD, PhD, professor of ophthalmology and anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine, has received $200,000 through a Standard Award in National Glaucoma Research from the BrightFocus Foundation.

A research team led by the Department of Ophthalmology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong, with collaborators from the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and local and international partners, have developed a new technology ROTA to unveil the optical texture and trajectories of the axonal fiber bundles on the retina.

The first cases in the United States using the company’s suprachoroidal technology were performed earlier this month, and long-term clinical outcomes will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago, starting Sept. 30.

The research points to the importance of isolating offending organism.

According to the company, a study shows the non-implantable minimally invasive glaucoma surgery effectively reduces IOP and reduces need for IOP-lowering medications in patients diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma.

According to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, a new, non-invasive ocular imaging method may be able to detect an early indicator of glaucoma in time to prevent disease progression and vision loss.

Bausch + Lomb has made an equity investment in Sanoculis and has entered into an exclusive European distribution agreement for MIMS minimally invasive surgical procedure.

The lower energy applications and slower sweep speeds offer marked IOP reductions in patients.

Novel trial design will compare safety and effectiveness outcomes for the OMNI Surgical System and the iStent inject in lowering IOP as a standalone treatment option without concomitant cataract surgery.

In advance of World Glaucoma Week March 6-12, a study of 3826 patients with glaucoma has found significantly higher odds of self-reported difficulty affording medication observed among non-Hispanic African American and Hispanic individuals compared with non-Hispanic White individuals.

A team of investigators found that sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, could turn out to be key to the function and survival of the neurons most impacted by glaucoma.

The glaucoma toolbox is expanding to include laser, drug delivery systems, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

The company is revealing the 8-year follow up results of its novel Elios Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy procedure combined with cataract surgery.

The GMOPC was established in February 2020 at an inaugural meeting in Los Angeles, California, as an investigator-initiated clinical research study, with Heidelberg Engineering as an industry partner.

According to the company, the protocol enhancement for the RETeval Device marks an important step in mitigating vision loss from glaucoma.

Numerous studies have shown that adherence declines with more complex regimens of more than 1 or 2 bottles.

Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD, developed a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery known as ab-interno canaloplasty as a treatment option between topical therapies and invasive surgery. The technique continues to prove its value.

The company’s IOPerfect combines artificial intelligence in a VR-like headset to allow tele-diagnosis and remote monitoring of glaucoma.

The 12-Month OMNI data from the prospective, multicenter GEMINI clinical trial show statistically significant postoperative reductions in mean IOP and suppression of daily IOP fluctuations.

TearClear to start clinical trial for TC-002 latanoprost ophthalmic solution 0.005%.

Sight Sciences reveals real-world data that show the safety, efficacy, and durability of effect of its Omni Surgical System for use in a standalone procedure to reduce IOP and medication burden.

Investigators uncovered evidence that CaMKII could prove to be a desirable therapeutic target for vision preservation in conditions that damage the axons and somas of retinal ganglion cells.

According to iSTAR Medical, the STAR-V study will investigate the device in 350 patients with primary open angle glaucoma.