ORLANDO — Glaucoma therapies have come a long way, but pain points still remain, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Ruth D. Williams, MD, of Wheaton Eye Clinic in Illinois, said when she started practicing, she had only a handful of medications, argon laser trabeculoplasty, laser peripheral iridotomy, tubes and trabeculectomy for treatment.
“I like to think of all the options we have today as a palette of choices to achieve our intraocular pressure goals,” she said. “Even with all the new things that we have to treat glaucoma, topical medical management is