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Volunteer performing visual field test using a home PC running Melbourne Rapid Fields software
Nov 2022
Positive Results for World-First At Home Glaucoma Monitoring Trial

A 12-month clinical trial to examine the validity of home-monitoring for glaucoma patients using a novel software app has been successfully completed by a team of Australian researchers. 

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Sep 2022
New Research Study Reveals Ethnicity Increases Glaucoma Risk

A recent study from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai showed that being of African heritage increased the risk of vision loss due to glaucoma. 

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Sep 2022
The Clinical Impact of Migraine for the Management of Glaucoma Patients

An invited review of the available literature on migraine and its impact on testing for glaucoma was published in 2016. 

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Dr Ondrejka (right) performs a canaloplasty procedure with the new iTrack Advance device. During the withdrawal of the microcatheter, the scrub nurse (left) titrates the ViscoInjector viscoelastic delivery device to deliver a custom volume of OVD, based on the patient’s pathology.
Aug 2022
iTrack Advance CATALYST Study Launched

The first patient has been enrolled in a prospective, randomised, multicentre study to investigate canaloplasty with the new iTrack Advance CATALYST Study.

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Jul 2022
Diet and Nutritional Supplements: Their Role in Glaucoma

Given the convincing findings from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) on supplement recommendations in slowing down progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it is not surprising that the role of diet and supplements has also been examined in glaucoma management.

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Image of woman undergoing an eye pressure test
Jul 2022
Now Enrolling: A Study for Adults with Ocular Hypertension

In this study, researchers are testing an investigational drug for adults with ocular hypertension.

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Jun 2022
Glaucoma’s Genetic Roadmap Revealed

A new, detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma, revealed by Australian ophthalmologist Professor Alex Hewitt, will help researchers develop new drugs to combat the disease, by identifying potential target areas to stall or reverse vision loss.

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Close up digitised image of treated ganglion cells
Apr 2022
Recharging Glaucoma Research

Scientists are examining key elements of the complex transport system that moves important molecules between the retina and the brain via the optic nerve…

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Apr 2022
Sleep Apnoea: A Risk Factor for Glaucoma?

The question of whether sleep apnoea is a risk factor for glaucoma was recently debated in a session at the 2021 World Glaucoma Congress...

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