Target could lead to more effective glaucoma treatment

"Age-related neurodegenerative disease, which includes glaucoma... is the biggest global health problem," says Arupratan Das.

Christina Griffiths-Indiana • futurity
March 13, 2023 ~4 min

Repeated stress speeds up eye aging

Retinal aging caused by stress produces symptoms similar to those resulting from natural aging, researchers report.

UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min


Not everybody with eye pressure needs treatment to save vision

Not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment, according to a new study that shows most don’t go on to lose vision from glaucoma.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
April 16, 2021 ~8 min

Hydrogel could treat glaucoma without surgery or drugs

A new microneedle-injected hydrogel could one day offer a way to treat glaucoma without drugs or surgery.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Dec. 8, 2020 ~7 min

Lasers may benefit glaucoma patients with higher eye pressure more

A new study helps identify the ideal patient to receive selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to treat glaucoma.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 5, 2020 ~4 min

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