NEW ORLEANS — Sleep evaluation should be an integral part of glaucoma management, according to a speaker.
“The nighttime period is our blind spot in glaucoma care,” Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPH, said during Glaucoma Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. “We spend about one-third of our life sleeping. ... Sleep is a different physiological state — not merely rest of the body. There are rapid changes that happen when you go to sleep. The optic nerve does not experience a physiological ‘night off.’”
During sleep, rapid

NEW ORLEANS — RadiusXR and strategic partner Topcon Healthcare introduced a novel wearable perimeter at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
RadiusXR designed the hardware platform for InspirePRO, a portable perimeter for comprehensive glaucoma visual field testing.
According to a press release, the device features a full measurement range, independent refractive adjustment, modular light seals and eye tracking. The goal is to eliminate “the need to retain a separate, stand-alone perimeter for patients with advanced disease.”
“Patients often prefer wearable

NEW ORLEANS — The Light Adjustable Lens offers patients who previously underwent refractive surgery the highest chance to achieve their refractive goals, according to a speaker.
In a presentation at Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Neda Shamie, MD, said about 10% of patients who undergo cataract surgery have a history of corneal refractive surgery, and that percentage can go even higher in practices that do a high volume of refractive surgery. These patients often come in with high expectations because of good results with their

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