Most patients with glaucoma have to instil eye drops every day. For many patients, it’s a hassle to remember to put them in, and we know that many patients don’t like the side-effects and/or sometimes forget to put them in. Bimatoprost is one of the eye drops often used daily to lower eye pressure. A… Read More
OCT scans in monitoring glaucoma
This study examined over 4000 retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) OCT scans over a five year period of follow up in patients with glaucoma. Their findings confirm that progressive RNFL thinning (i.e. a change in optic nerve structure detected by OCT scans) can predict functional deterioration (i.e. progressive visual field loss) in glaucoma. This underscores… Read More
False positive OCT maps in healthy eyes of normal people
I am sometimes referred patients with abnormal ganglion cell maps or retinal nerve fibre layer thickness maps with a query of glaucoma. I often say to patients and optometrists that these analyses are based on normative data in the machine, and should always be combined with a good clinical opinion because they can be misleading.… Read More
