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Latanoprost was a game-changing glaucoma therapy and still remains a go-to treatment for many ophthalmologists more than two decades later. PROFESSOR JOHN GRIGG – an investigator on an important clinical trial for ...

The pathway for glaucoma suspects isn’t always clear cut with many maintaining this classification for prolonged periods. A major eyecare provider outlines its efforts to keep on top of this group, underpinned ...

Australian researchers have been at the fore of the largest genetic study of glaucoma that has identified 44 new genetic variants that may lead to new treatment targets. Ten Australian institutions involving ...

Melbourne glaucoma researcher Dr Jennifer Fan Gaskin is one of 60 women selected for Science & Technology Australia’s Superstars of STEM program, which aims to challenge gender assumptions about scientists and increase ...

Medicinal cannabis is often presented as an alternative treatment for glaucoma. Although there is evidence that cannabis lowers intraocular pressure, its role as a viable glaucoma therapy is limited by a short ...

A Victorian biopharmaceutical company has reported positive results from a Phase 1 study examining the safety of its biodegradable implant for glaucoma. PolyActiva announced on 5 November that its lead candidate, the ...

An additional 79,000 Australians are expected to develop glaucoma in the next five years, costing the economy $4.3 billion . Specsavers optometry director DR BENJAMIN ASHBY explains some of the strategic initiatives, ...

An optometrist-turned-research fellow leading a world-first clinical trial investigating whether daily doses of vitamin B3 could prevent glaucoma blindness has been awarded Glaucoma Australia (GA)’s 2020 Quinlivan Research Grant. Dr Flora Hui, ...

A proposed merger between two pharmaceutical companies that compete in the glaucoma treatment markets has been given the green light – with one major stipulation. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...

Daily doses of vitamin B3 can lead to significant improvements in glaucoma patients who are also receiving regular treatments to lower eye pressure, new results of a world-first study have revealed. The ...