Glaucoma

BOSTON — A size V stimulus in a 10-2 visual field test in advanced glaucoma can be more useful than a size III stimulus and may have value in early stages of advanced disease, according to a speaker at Academy 2025.

Dear ophthalmology residents,

Building relationships with ophthalmologists and other health care providers is not only a good business practice — it can literally help preserve your patients’ vision.

Surgical success of trabeculectomy in the first-operated eye increased the odds of success in the second-operated eye for patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.

Using steroids for longer than 6 months to treat vernal keratoconjunctivitis significantly increases the risk for steroid-induced glaucoma, even with lower-potency steroids, according to a study published in Cureus.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A combined phaco-excimer laser trabeculostomy procedure helped lower IOP in patients with glaucoma, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting.

Patients’ mental health scores decreased within 2 years of a primary open-angle glaucoma diagnosis, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The surgical management of a patient presenting with iris bombé, acute angle-closure glaucoma and cataract poses a complex challenge that requires careful planning and skilled intraoperative execution.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Handling the ophthalmic case load for the aging baby boomer population will require a coordinated effort across eye care, according to a speaker.

Multifocal IOLs enabled significantly more patients with mild to moderate glaucoma to be free of spectacles but made no impact on vision-related quality of life vs. monofocal IOLs, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.