Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness, and without constant vigilance it can prove a very difficult disease to manage. But a Swiss biotech company has developed a monitoring system ...

Researchers have developed contact lenses with embedded sensors that measure the pressure inside the eye and send the information to an ophthalmologist for evaluation. It’s hoped that the lens will ...

If people with glaucoma don't stay on top of their condition, blindness may result. An experimental new contact lens is designed to help, by both monitoring glaucoma symptoms and automatically ...

A contact lens with a built-in sensor could help determine which glaucoma patients have a higher risk of disease progression, according to a new study. Researchers found certain patterns of electrical ...

Most people with early-stage glaucoma don’t know they have it, even though early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. While detecting a subtle increase in eye pressure helps doctors to diagnose ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a contact lens for glaucoma patients that doctors say will ...

Glaucoma effects around 70 million people worldwide and can cause irreversible loss of vision if not treated – but around half of those living with the condition are not aware of it. Usually ...

Researchers have designed contact lenses that can release controlled amounts of a glaucoma drug (ACS Nano 2014, DOI: 10.1021/nn5002968). The lenses could deliver more consistent dosages of the drug ...