The fluid pressure inside the eye, known as intraocular pressure (IOP), is an important metric for evaluating a person's risk of glaucoma. There are currently two different ways to measure IOP, both ...

Our eyes are often considered windows to our overall health, providing valuable clues about various medical conditions. One such condition that can manifest through eye pressure is high blood pressure ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Until this century, patients with increased eye pressure - a condition that can damage the eye if left untreated - faced surgery that involved a long incision and longer healing ...

Neuroscientists have developed a new method that permits continuous regulation of eye pressure without damage, becoming the first to definitively prove pressure in the eye is sufficient to cause and ...

Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) have discovered a novel feedback pathway from the brain to the eye that modulates eye pressure - a significant advancement in the effort to ...

MILWAUKEE — Glaucoma is a common and chronic disease that affects a person's vision. There are several ways of treating glaucoma, but there's an innovative new option for patients that reduces eye ...

Glaucoma occurs due to optic nerve damage. A common treatment is prescription eye drops. Although eye drops do not cure or reverse vision loss, they can help prevent optic nerve damage. Glaucoma ...

Glaucoma patients may experience increased eye pressure as the result of performing several different head-down positions while practicing yoga, according to a new study. Glaucoma patients may ...

Glaucoma impacts the vision of more than 3 million Americans, increasing the pressure in the eye, damaging the optic nerve and, if left untreated, causing permanent damage and vision loss. Until now, ...

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Eye bleeding typically means bleeding or a broken blood vessel involving the tissue layers on the outer surface of the eye. This is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. But there is another, less common type ...