Latest Intraocular pressure Stories

Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) continue to develop treatments to help the more than three million Americans with glaucoma. The July issue of Ophthalmology includes a large, national study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook for patients with end-stage glaucoma. All types of glaucoma damage the disc of the eye's optic nerve, compromise the transmission of images to the...

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today that it has begun enrollment in a Phase 1 clinical trial with the Company's selective Adenosine 1 agonist, INO-8875, for the treatment of glaucoma. In March, Inotek received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to advance INO-8875 into clinical trials. The initial study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and the potential of INO-8875 to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients. Glaucoma patients typically have...

Allergan's memantine could offer a novel mechanism to slow glaucoma progression if the current phase III trial shows positive data. However, unless the drug demonstrates significant benefits, the high cost of memantine in comparison to available therapies will hinder initial uptake and Datamonitor predicts modest 2008 revenues of $51 million. A disease of the eye that affects over three million US patients, glaucoma causes degeneration of the optic nerve, leading to progressive blindness....

By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women with glaucoma, pregnancy usually has no effect on their eye condition, but in some cases it does. Glaucoma is characterized by increased pressure within the eyeball, which can lead to vision loss or even blindness if it's left untreated. A study of what researchers call the largest group of pregnant glaucoma patients ever compiled is reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology. "We found that although many glaucoma patients did...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 2 diabetes apparently run an increased risk of developing glaucoma, the eye condition characterized by increased internal pressure that can lead to blindness if left untreated. The finding comes from an analysis of data from more than 76,000 participants in the Nurses' Health Study. "The study supports the notion that type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of glaucoma," lead author Dr. Louis R. Pasquale, from Harvard Medical...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some patients with glaucoma may have greater pressure in their eyes during sleep, meaning that the severity of the disease can go unrecognized during exams that only involve daytime office visits, a study said on Monday.Higher intraocular pressure, the force within the eyeball, and greater daily fluctuation in pressure may increase the risk that glaucoma will develop or worsen, according to the report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.Untreated glaucoma...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some patients with glaucoma may have greater pressure in their eyes during sleep, meaning that the severity of the disease can go unrecognized during exams that only involve daytime office visits, a study said on Monday.Higher intraocular pressure, the force within the eyeball, and greater daily fluctuation in pressure may increase the risk that glaucoma will develop or worsen, according to the report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.Untreated glaucoma...