Dr. Brian Francis Provides Updates on Glaucoma Treatments from AAO 2007
Dr. Brian Francis Provides Updates on Glaucoma Treatments from AAO 2007
Dr. Brian Francis of the Doheny Eye Institute covers the glaucoma highlights at this year's AAO meeting in a discussion with Dr. Andrew Moshfeghi, Associate Retina Editor for OphthalmologyWeb. Some of Dr. Francis' key points from the sessions: research presented may expand indications for SLT, randomized trial data is now available for SLT vs. ALT at 3 yrs. Surgical techniques discussed at AAO: canaloplasty, trabectome, trabecular stent, and the gold microshunt. Trials: TVT (tube vs. trabeculectomy) study update. Current thoughts on IOP: diurnal pressure control and 24hr pressure monitoring devices. New drugs: Combigan's role may be similar to Cosopt long term. Mementine data was not presented at AAO. New technologies: Fourier domain OCT looks promising but no longitudinal data yet. Dr. Francis will be initiating a trial to evaluate intracameral Lucentis injections in the treatment of neo-vascular glaucoma (NVG).