![Woman receiving an eye test](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Breakthrough%20pinpoints%20cause%20of%20pigmentary%20glaucoma_740x444.png)
May 2019
Breakthrough Pinpoints Cause of Pigmentary Glaucoma
A breakthrough discovery by an international team of researchers has identified the gene that causes pigmentary glaucoma (PG), paving the way for new treatments for the condition...
![Optometrist](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Could%20MIGS%20replace%20trabeculectomy_insight%20News_740x444.png)
May 2019
Could MIGS Replace Trabeculectomy?
MIGS devices have given ophthalmologists an increased range of options for treating glaucoma, but it is far too soon to consider trabeculectomy an obsolete procedure...
![Drainage device](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Researchers%20engineer%20self-clearing%20glaucoma%20drainage%20device_740x444.png)
Apr 2019
Researchers Engineer Self-Clearing Glaucoma Drainage Device
A self-clearing glaucoma drainage device that could ensure patients maintain optimum intraocular pressure (IOP) levels whilst eliminating the need for further surgical intervention...
![Anne](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Anne%27s%20Story_740x444.png)
Mar 2019
Anne's Story
I was diagnosed with glaucoma 24 years ago, when I was 30 years old ...
![Catherine](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Catherine%27s%20Story_740x444.png)
Mar 2019
Catherine's Story
I don’t know how I feel! Why is ageing such an awful experience ...
![Connie Liu](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-08/Connie%20Liu%20740x444.png)
Mar 2019
Connie’s Story
When I was diagnosed with glaucoma I was scared and confused, I was 17 years old.
![Group of retirees happily enjoying board games and conversation](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/Future%20Brighter%20for%20Australian%20Glaucoma%20Patients%20740x444px.jpg)
Mar 2019
Future Brighter for Australian Glaucoma Patients
Advances in surgical treatment and upcoming improvements in drug delivery likely to improve treatment adherence and efficiency...
![blue eye](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/Eye%20Screen%20for%20an%20Ice%20Cream_740x444.jpg)
Mar 2019
Eye Screen for an Ice Cream
While nine out of 10 Australians say that sight is their most valued sense, a large proportion of Australians are still not having regular eye tests...
![Woman getting an eye test](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/2019%20World%20Glaucoma%20Association%20%28WGA%29%20Fellowship%20Program2_740x444.jpg)
Mar 2019
2019 World Glaucoma Association (WGA) Fellowship Program
With the assistance and generosity of her Australian colleagues, Dr Lemlem Tamrat helps introduce the first SLT laser machine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...