Most patients have no symptoms of glaucoma, which makes its diagnosis and management challenge despite all of the recent technological advances.
Category: Knowledge Series
Is Glaucoma Hereditary?
Glaucoma is hereditary. This means that if someone in your family, especially a first degree relative, has glaucoma, your risk for developing glaucoma is definitely higher than the general population.
Rhopressa
Rhopressa is the commercial name of netarsudil ophthalmic solution. This drug is a 0.02% formulation, and is one of the newest drugs for glaucoma.
Is LASIK Safe?
LASIK, or surgery for laser vision correction, is one of the most popular and safe elective surgical procedures performed.
Ocular GVHD
Ocular GVHD or GVHD of the eye is an immune mediated inflammation that may affect patients who have had bone marrow transplants.