The national Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study was designed to determine whether lowering elevated eye pressure in patients might prevent vision loss from glaucoma. Researchers recently completed ...

More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment to prevent ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound derived from the cannabis plant. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), it doesn’t cause intoxication. CBD has a wide variety of potential therapeutic uses, but research is ...

Developed by Glaukos, the iDose TR (travoprost intraocular implant) 75 mcg is a new, FDA-approved treatment that is designed ...

Rocklatan (netarsudil/latanoprost ophthalmic solution) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed in adults to help lower eye pressure. Rocklatan comes as an eye ...

You may notice vision loss and changing glaucoma symptoms if your prescribed medicated eye drops stop working. Your doctor can help test your visual field and determine if you need different drops or ...

Glaucoma is when the optic nerve in the eye becomes damaged. The different stages of narrow angle glaucoma relate to the extent of the damage to the optic nerve and the level of pressure in the eye.

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One of the most common diseases that carries a high burden among the Indian population is hypertension. This non-communicable disease, which is known to show no symptoms, hence its name 'the silent ...

More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment to prevent ...