Browse articles on EyeWorld.org from the Glaucoma section. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
Glaucoma Editor Manjool Shah, MD, shared the topics covered in the section and his thoughts on opportunities for innovation. “It has been and continues to be a journey of progress, innovation, collective action, mutual support and growth, and fortunately, the glaucoma genie doesn’t seem to have run out of wishes left to grant,” he said.
Genetic testing for glaucoma is not quite ready for “primetime,” but it’s close. Two physicians provided their thoughts on the current state of glaucoma genetic testing, its potential utility for patients, and what’s on the wish list.
A 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting symposium featured quick-hit tips from glaucoma specialists. Panelists were asked to share a 1-minute pearl in a variety of categories and included Sarah Van Tassel, MD, Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH, Douglas Rhee, MD, Lorraine Provencher, MD, and Christopher Teng, MD, MBA.
One physician shared how switching out the typical top on a glaucoma medication for the Nanodropper Adaptor, a screw-on cap that delivers a smaller drop of the medication, has helped her glaucoma patients from a compliance standpoint.
Anti-VEGF intravitreal injections may have some effect on the success of glaucoma procedures, and a retina specialist and glaucoma specialist agreed that this is dependent on the patient.
Glaucoma Editor Manjool Shah, MD, reflected on the journey of his colleagues over the last 50 years and shared what readers can expect in the Glaucoma section of the issue.
Two physicians provided their thoughts on diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma, establishing true progression, and how to manage worsening disease in this patient population
Glaucoma surgeons recently faced a potentially disastrous reimbursement situation when five Medicare Administrative Contractors proposed and finalized limiting coverage of several MIGS procedures. Because of extensive advocacy efforts, it was announced that there would be no change in the coverage at this time.
Glaucoma specialists have now had the opportunity to come into the 21st century alongside some of the physicians in other medical specialties who have long used home monitoring devices to collect information on their patients’ conditions to better inform treatment.
Learning a variety of surgery techniques and clinical management approaches is important for surgeons in training. Physicians shared some of their personal experiences, including what they learned in training and since their training ending, and how these experiences have influenced them.
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