Late-stage neovascular glaucoma can require surgical management, typically with a glaucoma drainage implant, but treatment should be individualized depending on patient factors, according to a speaker.
“In neovascular glaucoma, we treat the underlying cause of the disease. In the late stages of the disease, the angle may be closed and usually patients need some sort of glaucoma surgery, often with glaucoma drainage implants,” Peter Andreas Netland, MD, PhD, said at Glaucoma Subspecialty Day at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Initial treatment can depend on the
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