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Breakthrough Treatment Option for Eye Pressure Available at Eye Clinic of Austin Are you tired of trying to remember to use your prescribed topical eye drops or not a fan of the side effects? If you’re suffering from elevated eye pressure we have good news! A breakthrough treatment called DURYSTA™ is now being used and can replace your eyedrops to help keep your eye pressure under control, […]
Glaucoma Awareness this New Year As we move into 2018, we take the month of January to spread awareness about a leading cause of blindness in the US – glaucoma. Glaucoma is called the “sneak thief of sight” because early on in the disease’s progression, there are no symptoms.
Advice from Bono for People with Glaucoma Celebrities have eye problems as often as the rest of us. When Bono shared his experience with glaucoma, he said that he had been dealing with it for many years. He demonstrates how people with glaucoma can keep their sight and continue to lead a normal life if treated early enough.
New Class of Glaucoma Drugs Show Promise Rho kinase inhibitors are a new class of glaucoma drugs currently in clinical trials. Rho kinase (dubbed “ROCK”) inhibitors promise to act specifically on the eye’s drainage canals (called the trabecular meshwork) a main outflow and blockage site in glaucoma.
iStent Prevents Advance of Glaucoma As the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, glaucoma is caused by increased pressure within the eye and typically causes no pain or symptoms in the first stages of the disease.