Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
8th Congress of the European Glaucoma Society
Comprehensive Care for the Glaucoma Patient
Berlin, Germany / June 1-6, 2008
Berlin - Expert opinion has categorized increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and fluctuations of IOP as important risk factors for progression of glaucoma. The risk of sustained glaucomatous impairment increases proportionately as IOP...
7th International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Overcoming Challenges In the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
Budapest, Hungary / February 28-March 2, 2008
Budapest - It is universally accepted that lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) remains central to the effective management of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The combination of elevated IOP and ocular blood flow deficit are the most...
Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Evolving Therapies that Address Pathophysiology for More Rigorous Control of Glaucoma
Fort Lauderdale, Florida / May 6-10, 2007
Fort Lauderdale - Despite the documented risk of blindness, new data presented here this week suggest that almost one-third of patients with a diagnosis of glaucoma are not being treated. The proportion of untreated glaucoma patients, which...
6th International Glaucoma Symposium
Developments in 24-hour Control of Intraocular Pressure and Vascular Risk in Glaucoma
Athens, Greece / March 28-31, 2007
Athens - Single clinic measurements may be inadequate for determining target intraocular pressure for patients with glaucoma. It is important to consider 24-hour pressure control, especially in patients who continue to deteriorate despite...
6th International Glaucoma Symposium
Glaucoma Management: Assessing and Reducing Risk
Athens, Greece / March 28-31, 2007
Athens - When treating patients with open-angle glaucoma, it is important to individualize treatment according to where the patient falls on the glaucoma continuum. Management decisions should be based on stage of disease, rate of disease...
110th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Glaucoma Management: Reducing Intraocular Pressure
Las Vegas, Nevada / November 11-14, 2006
Las Vegas - Although evidence clearly shows that intraocular pressure (IOP) is an independent risk factor for glaucoma, and currently the primary and sole target of medical management, a number of issues regarding IOP remain under debate....
Ophthalmology University Program 2006
Advances in the Understanding of Glaucoma
Dresden, Germany / September 17-18, 2006
Dresden - Glaucoma is a complex disease with a number of different subtypes. Studies have repeatedly confirmed the importance of intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma and, indeed, lowering IOP is still the only proven effective...
Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Modulation of Intraocular Blood Pressure and Ocular Blood Flow: Implications for Treatment of Open-angle Glaucoma
Fort Lauderdale, Florida / April 30-May 5, 2006
Fort Lauderdale - Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) poses a major risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Pharmacologic therapy for elevated IOP prevents and retards the progression of POAG but a substantial proportion of patients...
6th International Symposium on Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Implications of Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Blood Flow in Glaucoma
Berlin, Germany / March 30-April 2, 2006
Berlin - Clinical population studies have established that abnormalities of ocular blood flow to the optic nerve head and other vascular beds in the eye often lead to fluctuating intraocular pressure and glaucoma onset. Defects in ocular...