by oskar144 | Apr 12, 2022 | Eye Health
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...
by oskar144 | Mar 22, 2022 | Eye Health
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...
by oskar144 | Mar 17, 2022 | Eye Health
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...
by oskar144 | Mar 1, 2022 | Eye Health
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...
by oskar144 | Feb 23, 2022 | Eye Health
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...
by oskar144 | Feb 9, 2022 | Eye Health
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...