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Glaucoma is usually discussed in numbers: eye pressure, nerve-fiber thickness, visual-field scores. Living with a lifelong, sight-threatening condition also affects mood. A systematic review in the journal Depression and Anxiety pulled together the research on depression among people with glaucoma. What the researchers did The team searched ten databases through March 27, 2026, and included…

Most glaucoma visits capture one pressure number while you sit upright in a bright exam room. A University of South Florida series published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, led by Christopher Passaglia with Alexandra Zamitalo as lead author, used a wireless continuous monitoring system in rats to show how strongly eye pressure follows the…

Glaucoma trials often summarize vision with one global visual-field number. A phase 2 analysis indexed as PMID 42517851 asked whether nicotinamide plus pyruvate produced local improvements that a single score can miss. Why topography matters Open-angle glaucoma damages the optic nerve in patterns that are not uniform. A patient can feel a change in one…

When a parent or grandparent in Oak Park has glaucoma, the whole family often becomes involved in their care, from rides to appointments to reminders about drops. One question I hear more often is whether eye pressure can be checked at home. A new study in the Journal of Glaucoma looked at how patients and…

Ophthalmology Times reported that Duravyu, an investigational long-acting treatment, missed its main goal in a wet macular degeneration trial again, and its maker, EyePoint, is now shifting focus toward diabetic macular edema (DME). Background Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes abnormal blood vessels to grow under the retina and leak, damaging central vision. Standard treatment…

Daily Disposable Contacts vs Monthly Contacts: Which Are Better?Contact lenses are a popular vision correction option for people who are nearsighted,farsighted, or have astigmatism. There are two main types of contact lenses: dailydisposable and monthly. Daily disposable contact lenses are worn for one day and thenthrown away. Monthly contact lenses can be worn for up…

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