How Does SLT Laser Treat Glaucoma? Let’s Take A Look Although drop therapy is a common and effective treatment option for patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension — sometimes the medication itself doesn’t get the job done in one way or the other. Glaucoma...
How Does an Eye Doctor Diagnose Glaucoma? It’s Complicated Unlike many other eye diseases, diagnosing glaucoma is not as straightforward as discovering a single red flag inside the eye. For instance, cataracts are often easily found when a doctor examines your eye...
Can Medical Marijuana Replace Your Glaucoma Eyedrops? The Answer May Surprise You Glaucoma is a particularly complex eye disease with many factors involved in its diagnosis. As such, a variety of glaucoma treatments are often considered depending on the severity of...
A Call to Stop Discarding Eye Medications After a Single Use or Before Expiration Date Decades of habituation do not make regulatory policy and should be challenged. In a recent editorial in Ophthalmology titled, “Waste No More,” Wiley A. Chambers, MD, challenges...
Eyedrop Adherence Vs. Eyedrop Compliance: What’s the Difference? It’s a common occurrence for doctors to prescribe patients with medications, lifestyle changes, and therapies to be performed at home. For eye doctors, this includes giving specific instructions on...
How Many Drops Are in Your Eyedrop Bottle? Why It’s Vital To Know Ever look at your eyedrop bottle and wonder how many times you can give it a squeeze before you’ll need another refill? For experienced eyedrop users, the amount of medication you have left is a...
