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Glaucoma

Stethoscope closeup (Photo Courtesy: wenzday via Flickr)
Seed Grants Fund Foundational Work on Diseases Disproportionately Affecting Black Americans

Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery with a twice-a-year injection to control the buildup of pressure in the eye. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Hydrogel Could Open New Path for Glaucoma Treatment Without Drugs or Surgery

Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace daily eye drops and surgery.
Commonly used steroid eye drops can lead to elevated pressure inside some patients' eyes. A new study from researchers in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University suggests a relatively new glaucoma drug works quickly to reverse — and prevent — this rise in pressure, even in patients who don't respond to other treatments. (Photo Courtesy: Aakash Kumar via Pixahive)
Researchers Find New Drug Can Quickly Reverse Eye Pressure Increases from Steroid Eye Drops

Study suggests turning to netarsudil sooner for these hard-to-treat patients could help preserve their sight.