WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists should consider co-management of other diseases when treating progressive glaucoma, according to a speaker here.
“I think that we need to remind ourselves, even as we rush through clinic, to think about the linkage to common disease that puts the optic nerve at risk,” Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2022.
To aid with co-management, he said, physicians should ensure the patient’s hypertension is under control, have patients avoid hypotensive medications at bedtime and encourage the use of a continuous positive airway