
Mar 2021
Researchers Identify 127 Glaucoma Genes in Largest Study of its Kind
Ten Australian institutions involving some of the country’s most prominent glaucoma researchers were involved in the international effort which analysed genes in more than 34,000 people with glaucoma across multiple ancestries for the first time...

Feb 2021
Smartphones Could Help to Prevent Glaucoma Blindness
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have successfully carried out experiments using soundwaves and an eye model and concluded that smartphones could be used to scan people’s eyes for early-warning signs of glaucoma...

Feb 2021
Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: Vision Beyond 2020
Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health Report has found that addressing avoidable vision loss with highly cost-effective treatments, and improving inclusion of people living with permanent vision loss in society, contributes to a healthier, safer, more equitable world...

Dec 2020
Glaucoma Shared Care Model Improves Outcomes
A unique shared care model proving to be an effective managing ongoing care of patients with chronic stable glaucoma...

Sep 2020
Effects of Caffeine Consumption and Exercise on Intraocular Pressure
The only proven factor to prevent worsening and treatment of glaucoma is the reduction and stabilisation of intraocular pressure...

Aug 2020
Vitamin B3 Shows Promise for Glaucoma Patients
Daily high doses of vitamin B3 may lead to early and significant improvements in patients who are also receiving traditional treatments...

Jul 2020
'Organ-On-a-Chip' Designed to Speed Up Glaucoma Research
Researchers have created a novel ‘organ-on-a-chip’ device that has potential applications in the field of glaucoma diagnosis...

May 2020
Artificial Intelligence: The Future for Glaucoma Diagnosis
Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as machine intelligence, refers to the capability of a machine to imitate human intelligence and is now ubiquitous in everyday life...

May 2020
AI Detects Glaucoma Progression 18 Months Earlier
A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, and eventually may be used in detection and diagnostics...