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Trabectome Surgery: A Minimally-Invasive Glaucoma Procedure
Trabectome surgery is a minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery that has been available since 2005 to lower eye pressure.
Read More »Understand Your Glaucoma Diagnosis
Glaucoma is diagnosed when your eye doctor detects damage to your optic nerve. This damage can occur with or without high eye pressure.
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New Class of Glaucoma Drugs on the Horizon
A new class of glaucoma drugs promises to act specifically on the eye’s drainage canals, called the trabecular meshwork, a main outflow and blockage site in glaucoma.
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Glaucoma Eye Drops: Suggestions on Use
Eye drops can be challenging to instill. Here are some tips from Dr. Alan Robin that you may find helpful.
Read More »Premium Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) for Patients with Glaucoma
During cataract surgery, the cataract is removed and a new lens is placed into the eye. These lenses are termed intraocular lenses, or IOLs. For patients undergoing cataract surgery, there are many new options in IOLs.
Read More »Video: Putting in Eye Drops
Dr. A. Sydney Williams demonstrates how to instill medication eye drops for treating glaucoma.
Read More »What You Can Do to Manage Your Glaucoma
By getting informed, staying healthy, and keeping organized, you can establish a routine that works for you.
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Should You Be Smoking Marijuana To Treat Your Glaucoma?
One of the commonly discussed alternatives for the treatment of glaucoma is the smoking of marijuana,which does lower eye pressure. However, marijuana's effect on eye pressure only lasts 3-4 hours, meaning that to lower the eye pressure around the clock would require smoking it 6-8 times a day.
Read More »Brand Names and Generic Medications
Medications can be confusing. The most common reason for this confusion arises from the different names attached to the same medicine.
Read More »Daily Life with Glaucoma
As long as you are diagnosed early, visit your doctor regularly, and follow your recommended course of treatment, you can continue to live your life fully.
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