Aug 2019
First Human Implanted with New Eye Pressure Sensor
A German medical device developer has implanted its first glaucoma patient with an eye pressure sensor, potentially revolutionising future self-management of the disease...
Jul 2019
IBM Applies AI to Predict Glaucoma Visual Field Test Results
Scientists from IBM Research and New York University (NYU) have developed a novel, fast and non-invasive method of performing glaucoma visual field tests...
Jun 2019
Our Tears Could One Day be Used to Detect Glaucoma
A new research project examining the proteins that circulate in the eye’s fluids has the potential to pave the way for a test to diagnose glaucoma...
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...
May 2019
Headset Offers New Hope for Glaucoma Progression
The device gauges brain activity in response to signals received from the eyes, with diminished activity potentially indicating functional loss from glaucoma...
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...
Feb 2019
Colour-Changing CL to Aid Drug Delivery into Eye
Due to improved drug residence time and bioavailability, contact lenses have emerged as a potential alternative to conventional drug delivery...
Feb 2019
Cleaning Fluid Blocked From Optic Nerve in Glaucoma Patients, Study Finds
This discovery potentially offers new hope. As long as we keep looking, there’s hope for a better future for our glaucoma patients...
Jan 2019
CERA Research May Spark Glaucoma ‘Sub-Group’ Treatment
Australian neurodegeneration have receive substantial grant to further investigate links in DNA and optic nerve diseases...