Augmentation of aqueous outflow is the favored strategy to lower IOP in glaucoma surgery. Traditionally, outflow is directed through the sclera into the subconjunctival space with subsequent bleb ...

NEW ORLEANS — The combination of a custom gonioscopy lens and a commercially available OCT allowed researchers to visualize the iridocorneal angle, according to research presented at Academy ’23. “The ...

Your eye may seem like a fairly static object, but it actually has an elaborate plumbing system. Tissues inside it constantly produce fluid (termed "aqueous humor") that then has to be drained to keep ...

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Scientists have found a variation of the miR-182 gene in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma that results in this overexpression, said Dr. Yutao Liu, vision scientist and human geneticist in the ...

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leader in the development of innovative drug candidates to address significant diseases of the eye, today announced that final data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of ...

Trabecular stent bypass microsurgery aims to reduce intraocular pressure by creating a bypass channel between the anterior chamber and Schlemm's canal to improve drainage of aqueous humor. This ...

A JAB could prevent glaucoma - one of the leading causes of blindness - after scientists found stem cells harvested from a patient’s skin could treat the condition. A new study suggests injections of ...