Research

Dr Dinesh Kumar and other inventors of a new rapid screening test for glaucoma that could help advance early detection of the disease are planning clinical trials starting sometime this year...

Recognising the limitations of current glaucoma screening techniques, including timeliness and cost effectiveness, researchers have seized on the opportunity to target these shortcomings...

With funding from Glaucoma Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), researchers from Flinders University are conducting a prospective study to validate a Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) for glaucoma.

An innovative test developed by a world-leading research team has the potential to improve the management and early treatment of glaucoma patients and those at risk of glaucoma.

COVID-19 restrictions and prolonged lockdowns across states and regions have impacted access to eye care across Australia, restricting optometrists from providing routine care...

Living with childhood glaucoma can be challenging, but there is little research out there that tells us about how the condition may impact on someone’s life...

A popular class of diabetes medications called GLP-1R agonists (Trulicity and Rybelsus) may also protect against glaucoma in diabetic patients, according to a new study...

Over the last 30 years, the number of papers published annually that pertain to glaucoma genetics has risen greatly. This explosion of our understanding of genes involved in glaucoma has implications for people with glaucoma and their families...

My children are very aware of my condition and know that they must have regular eye tests, especially the peripheral tests...