Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery aims to provide a medication-sparing, conjunctival-sparing, ab interno approach to intraocular pressure reduction for patients with mild-to-moderate glaucoma that is safer than traditional incisional glaucoma surgery. The current approaches include: increasing trabecular outflow (Trabectome, iStent, Hydrus stent, gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy...

Open-angle glaucoma is a silent, chronic disorder which results in progressive and permanent vision loss. Designing the optimal treatment regimen can be particularly challenging in the management of high-risk patients with frequent loss to follow-up or a longstanding history of medication noncompliance. In this article we aim to review fundamental techniques in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment ...

OBJECTIVE Fixed combination glaucoma medication is increasingly used in glaucoma treatment. There is a lack of comparative study in the literature of non-beta blocker combination agents used adjunctively with a glaucoma agent in a different class. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of intraocular pressure (IOP) control and tolerability of non-beta blocker combination suspensi...

BY MARK J. GALLARDO, MD Microinvasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) are less invasive, are more convenient, and have a better safety profile than traditional filtering glaucoma surgery. Current options give surgeons a growing number of ways to lower IOP and/or to reduce medication burden. Understanding the strengths of each approach and matching these to the needs of the patient are vital to attain...

With selected patients glaucoma filtration surgery is highly successful. However, there is growing evidence that chronic topical medical therapy has a deleterious effect on surgical outcome. It has been suspected that topical drugs exert an adverse effect on the conjunctiva which results in altered postoperative wound healing. In this review the effect of previous topical antiglaucoma medicatio...

INTRODUCTION Lack of adherence to medical treatments typically lead to burdensome consequences such as progressive visual impairment, blindness, and disabilities. This study aimed to determine the adherence to medication in patients with open-angle glaucoma and related factors in patients referred to the Matini Ophthalmology Hospital in Kashan, Iran. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conduc...

While safe and effective treatments for glaucoma exist, their effectiveness is compromised by poor compliance. Patients who have problems with their topical glaucoma medication are acknowledged to be at higher risk for poor compliance, frequent medication switching, and surgery. Patient satisfaction with therapy and its associated benefits have until recently taken second place to efficacy. The...