4 Topic Commentaries

Look Beyond the Bottle in Glaucoma Care

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  Jithin Yohannan, MD, MPH

  Ophthalmology (Glaucoma)

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  Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

  Strict adherence to medication is the single most important thing a patient with glaucoma can do to keep their vision from worsening.

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  Rachel Simpson, MD

  Ophthalmology (Glaucoma)

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  John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah

  But this laser is now essentially a first-line treatment. And I offer this to every patient who is a candidate for it before I offer them medication.

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  Jella An, MD

  Ophthalmology (Glaucoma)

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  MU Health Care’s Mason Eye Institute, University of Missouri School of Medicine

  This study really increased my comfort level to offer SLT as a primary therapy. Prior to this research, I would prescribe these patients multiple medications, creating the possibility of side effects and poor adherence, which could lead to disease progression. Now I offer this laser first if they are a good candidate because of its safety profile. If it doesn’t work, we can always move forward with other options.

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  Robert N. Weinreb, MD

  Ophthalmology (Glaucoma)

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  University of California, San Diego

  Sustained-release drugs will be widely used, ocular hypotensive eye drops will largely be a relic of the past, and microsurgery will continue to improve.

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