Glaucoma

Numerical advantage for implant meets noninferiority goal, implant exchange appears safe

Links to nutrition, diet, mental stress, and body positioning remain tenuous

Expanding opportunities to hone precision care, reduce burnout, improve patient satisfaction

Other studies report fewer reoperations with combo eye surgery and vision risk with shingles

Twice as many patients met IOP goals with TIGS, but confounders complicated data analysis

Researchers argue for a "paradigm shift"

"Lifelong follow-up" is important for these kids

Device lowers eye pressure by promoting fluid flow through Schlemm's canal

A 34-year-old man went to the doctor complaining of ocular pain in both eyes.

Glaucoma study provides more evidence of common neurodegenerative pathway

Ophthalmologists want to undo law allowing lesser-educated rivals to perform some laser surgery

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Timely diagnosis and preoperative discussions about potential psychosocial effects are key

Case Findings: A 64-year-old fisherman who hadn't seen his doctor in about a decade went in concerned about ocular pain. He had noticed a small raised area in the corner of his eye about 15 years earlier. Over time the area had slowly grown to a bulbar conjunctival plaque over a small area of his eye, but it had only ever caused a little bit of eye irritation. Now the pain and occasionally blurred vision made him worry that it would lead to a permanent loss of vision. Can you diagnose the patient?