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Treatment with placebo is successful in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, achieving lower intraocular pressure (IOP), compared with untreated control participants, reports a recent study.

Combined trabeculectomy with trabeculectomy (CTT) confers benefits on patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), suggests a study.

Personal poverty, as defined by not driving a personal vehicle to the appointment, and neighbourhood-level poverty appear to contribute to higher rates of screening positive for glaucoma or suspected glaucoma, suggests a study.

Treatment with lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25% twice daily for 6 weeks is well tolerated by patients with Demodex blepharitis and has no serious adverse effects compared to a vehicle control, according to a study. Moreover, use of this drop results in clinically meaningful outcomes.

Use of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) appears to increase the risk of developing glaucoma, suggests a study. In addition, use of systemic beta blockers is associated with lower intraocular pressure (IOP).