NEW ORLEANS — The combination of a custom gonioscopy lens and a commercially available OCT allowed researchers to visualize the iridocorneal angle, according to research presented at Academy ’23. “The ...
DURHAM, U.S.A. – Inserting a corrective protein gene into the trabecular meshwork of a glaucomatous eye could be the key to curing glaucoma permanently, according to David L. Epstein, MD. “There are ...
A large international, multicenter study has shown that creating a full-circumference incision around the trabecular meshwork to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in open-angle glaucoma, a procedure ...
The left image shows the trabecular meshwork as it can be seen in a doctor's office. The right image shows a portion of the same part of the eye in much greater detail using methods developed at IU.
To understand how PGs regulate IOP, one must have a cursory understanding of aqueous humor dynamics. The production, circulation and drainage of ocular aqueous humor against a resistance in tissues of ...
The research team includes (from left) Kaitlyn Sapoznik, Thomas Gast, Brett King and Stephen Burns of the Indiana University School of Optometry. (Courtesy: James Brosher, Indiana University) ...
Your eye may seem like a fairly static object, but it actually has an elaborate plumbing system. Tissues inside it constantly produce fluid (termed "aqueous humor") that then has to be drained to keep ...
Trabecular stent bypass microsurgery aims to reduce intraocular pressure by creating a bypass channel between the anterior chamber and Schlemm's canal to improve drainage of aqueous humor. This ...
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leader in the development of innovative products for the treatment of glaucoma, today announced that it has closed on a $21 million ...