Screening for glaucoma in adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

R Chou, S Selph, I Blazina, C Bougatsos, R Jungbauer… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Two 2013 systematic reviews to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to assess benefits and harms of screening for primary …

Efficacy of the PRESERFLO MicroShunt and a Meta-Analysis of the Literature

SSM Pawiroredjo, WM Bramer, ND Pawiroredjo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Recent studies on the PRESERFLO MicroShunt suggest that it may be effective
in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP); however, the number of studies on this device …

LiGHT trial: 6-year results of primary selective laser trabeculoplasty versus eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension

G Gazzard, E Konstantakopoulou… - …, 2022 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
PURPOSE: The LiGHT trial has shown selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to be clinically
and cost-effective as a primary treatment of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular …

Visual field outcomes from the multicenter, randomized controlled Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Trial (LiGHT)

DM Wright, E Konstantakopoulou, G Montesano… - Ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare visual field outcomes of ocular hypertensive and glaucoma patients
treated first with medical therapy with those treated first with selective laser trabeculoplasty …

Devices and treatments to address low adherence in glaucoma patients: A narrative review

B Cvenkel, M Kolko - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Poor adherence to topical glaucoma medications has been linked to worse visual field
outcomes in glaucoma patients. Therefore, identifying and overcoming the adherence …

Current and new pharmacotherapeutic approaches for glaucoma

WS Shalaby, V Shankar, R Razeghinejad… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Medical
therapy is the main line of treatment of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and ocular …

[HTML][HTML] Laser in glaucoma and ocular hypertension (LiGHT) trial: six-year results of primary selective laser trabeculoplasty versus eye drops for the treatment of …

G Gazzard, E Konstantakopoulou, D Garway-Heath… - Ophthalmology, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial has shown
selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to be clinically and cost-effective as a primary treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Glaucoma and ocular surface disease: more than meets the eye

G Li, EK Akpek, S Ahmad - Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, NZ), 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding the association between ocular surface disease and glaucoma is important
for improving adherence to treatment and introducing practical solutions. While topical …

Primary trabeculectomy versus primary glaucoma eye drops for newly diagnosed advanced glaucoma: TAGS RCT

AJ King, G Fernie, J Hudson… - Health …, 2021 - research-repository.st-andrews.ac …
Background: Patients diagnosed with advanced primary open-angle glaucoma are at a high
risk of lifetime blindness. Uncertainty exists about whether primary medical management …

Scope of practice of optometrists working in the UK Hospital Eye Service: Second national survey

PJG Gunn, RC Creer, M Bowen… - Ophthalmic and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose As the landscape in ophthalmology and related commissioning continues to
change, there is a pressing need to re‐evaluate the current scope of practice of hospital …