Credit: CC0 Public Domain Glaucoma is a lifelong eye disease that requires regular treatment. For many, it can be controlled by a daily eye drop regimen, but the treatment is not perfect—the preservatives in the drops can cause painful side effects, it’s hard for most patients to use their medication as prescribed, and daily treatment...
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Large, diverse genetic study of glaucoma implicates vascular and cancer-related genes
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public DomainAn international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The findings, published in Cell Reports Medicine, detail ancestry- and sex-specific genetic loci associated with POAG...
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2024 Will See Major Advances in Glaucoma Care
Richard Mark Kirkner Dry eye and glaucoma may be the two most confounding conditions ophthalmologists face. Late last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three new treatments for dry eye disease (DED) and one new procedure for glaucoma, which means ophthalmologists will soon have the opportunity to incorporate these therapies into their...
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Research team develops contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma
by Northumbria University Photographs of subjects (a) wearing a Type-B contact lens, (b) wearing a Type-D contact lens, (c) wearing a contact lens, an antenna and carrying a readout unit. Credit: Contact Lens and Anterior Eye (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.102102Glaucoma effects around 70 million people worldwide and can cause irreversible loss of vision if not treated—but around...
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You Can’t Prevent Glaucoma, But Here Are 6 Steps to Keep It From Damaging Your Vision
Written by Nishika Reddy, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, which leads to vision loss, starting with peripheral (side) vision loss.There’s no way to stop glaucoma from starting. But there are steps you can take to stop...
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Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, working with a colleague from the Army Medical University and another from the Luzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, has found...
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Genetic discovery could help prevent irreversible blindness in people with glaucoma
by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain International research led by QIMR Berghofer has found hundreds of new genes linked to a person’s risk of developing glaucoma, including key genetic targets that could, for the first time, pave the way for treatments that prevent the retinal damage that causes blindness. The findings, from the largest-ever global...
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Higher levels of diglycerides and triglycerides adversely associated with glaucoma
Peer-Reviewed Publication BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form, and yet the cause of this disease is poorly understood. Findings from previous genome-wide association studies suggest that there is a complex metabolic network that affects optic nerve health. Researchers from...
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Low brain pressure could be a risk factor for developing glaucoma
KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: PROF ARMINAS RAGAUSKAS, THE HEAD OF THE HEALTH TELEMATICS SCIENCE INSTITUTE AT KTU, IS THE INVENTOR OF THE NON-INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY, USED IN THE STUDY DESCRIBED BELOW. CREDIT: EPO An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role...
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A smart contact lens that diagnoses and treats glaucoma
by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Schematic illustration of a theranostic smart contact lens for glaucoma treatment. Credit: POSTECH Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and...