C HARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lowcountry glaucoma patients will soon have a new option for safer and more efficient laser eye treatment thanks to doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S.A primary screening tool for glaucoma is measurement of IOP. The ...

Health Rounds: Laser treatment more effective than eye drops for glaucoma. By Nancy Lapid. October 23, 2024 5:14 PM UTC Updated October 23, 2024 A technician performs a glaucoma ...

Wet AMD treatment includes anti-VEGF injections to reduce abnormal blood vessel growth, photodynamic therapy, and laser surgery to slow vision loss and preserve sight.

Wet macular degeneration treatments include eye injections and laser surgeries. Learn more about how they work, and the possible risks.

The first laser eye treatment on a human was done in 1987 by American physician Dr Marguerite McDonald, who described it as being "like a Buck Rogers ray gun". 23.

Medication, laser treatments or surgery are the typical pathways of treating the umbrella of eye diseases called glaucoma. The disease comes from a buildup of eye pressure on the optic nerve that ...