Glaucoma– tag –

Secondary glaucoma due to uveitis is one of the conditions that ophthalmologists find hard to treat.It requires controlling inflammation and intraocular pressure at the same time, and in many cases drug therapy alone has its limits. A st...

Methylphenidate (Concerta®) plays an important role in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).It is known to cause side effects such as difficulty focusing the eyes3. Glaucoma is also an eye side effect of Conce...

Glaucoma is not cured by surgery.Glaucoma surgery is considered when intraocular pressure simply cannot be lowered. It would be good if we could lower eye pressure with a treatment that does not require surgery. When it is difficult to c...

Is there anything I should be careful about with glaucoma?It's something everyone wonders about, and a great deal of research has been done on it, past and present, all over the world. Coffee? Trumpet? Smoking? Because everyone's circums...

In summer 2021, I had the opportunity to introduce an ultra-widefield fundus imaging device, and it has changed our eye care dramatically.Almost everything about it has been good. The points are listed below. New Eye Care (Retina): Four ...

Glaucoma is a word that carries a particularly strong image, I think. What Is the “Definition of Glaucoma”? Glaucoma is a disease with characteristic changes in the optic nerve and visual field, in which, usually by sufficiently lowering...

Worldwide, ICL surgery has been increasing, and we are seeing more patients who need examination of the eye after ICL surgery. What to watch for in an eye with an ICL:Long-term complications involve glaucoma cataract LASIK— just like eye...

News about the spread of syphilis is widely reported. Syphilis can also cause complications in the eyes.In untreated syphilis, ocular inflammation can occur at any stage1. Opportunities to see syphilitic uveitis have been gradually incre...

In a small number of people with "high-risk eyes" (a narrow anterior chamber angle or strong hyperopia), an acute glaucoma attack can occur, very rarely, after a dilated (mydriatic) eye exam.However, there is no problem if an ophthalmolo...

It is not that having LASIK surgery makes you more likely to develop glaucoma.Eyes that are candidates for LASIK (eyes that need LASIK)= eyes that are prone to glaucoma (at higher risk). In addition, because eye pressure tends to read lo...