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Make Treating Your Glaucoma a Part of Treating Your Cataract Do you have cataracts and glaucoma? Ask your doctor about iStent inject W today, because it's time you manage your glaucoma. Many glaucoma patients are burdened with taking one, two, or even three different eye drops daily. Change the game with this new treatment. It's one […]

Understanding Macular Degeneration: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive degenerative disease of the retina. It is currently the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly1. Clinically, the beginnings of AMD can be characterized by a degree of lipid- and protein-rich deposits in the center of the retina (the macula) called drusen. These deposits […]

In October, the International Council of Ophthalmology published updates for the Screening, Follow-up, Referral, and Treatment regarding patients with diabetes and their eye care. Their findings emphasized the global epidemic that diabetes has become, estimating that by 2040, 600 million people will have a diagnosis of diabetes. Screening recommendations have varied based on the particular […]

Advances in Glaucoma Treatment Transscleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation is a glaucoma treatment that decreases eye pressure by direct thermal disruption of the epithelium of the ciliary body processes (the area responsible for secreting fluid in the eye). Through this controlled damage, aqueous humor secretion is decreased and intraocular pressure is reduced. In the past, because […]