Elderly patients who underwent surgery for glaucoma had a greater risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality than those who did not have surgery, including greater risk of cancer and neurologic ...

CHICAGO, Illinois — A large retrospective analysis of more than 150,000 eyes from a national eye registry have shown that combining surgeries for glaucoma and cataract into one procedure didn't ...

Christine Funke, MD, a glaucoma specialist at Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed how minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) has been able to offer her patients better ...

Support local journalism. A digital subscription is incredibly affordable and worth its weight in gold. Click here and subscribe today. Cataract develops when the lens inside the eye becomes cloudy as ...

The CDC reports that over three million Americans have glaucoma. The number may reach 6.3 million by 2050 as the aging population grows. Glaucoma is affecting so many lives, so it’s important to know ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first eye surgery outcome was the only factor that affected the second eye surgery outcome. Cumulative ...

What is causing eye doctors to move away from the traditional "wait and see" approach for glaucoma and cataracts? HelloNation has published an article that answers this question, drawing on insights ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I was honored to give the Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Lecture at the 2022 American Society of Cataract and ...

A person with glaucoma may be able to wear contact lenses. However, this can depend on the severity of their condition, and the type of treatment they receive. Glaucoma is a condition in which ...