Glaucoma Drug-Dispensing Eye Insert Shows Promise for Patients Struggling to Take Daily Prescription Eye Drops
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)A medicated silicone ring that rests on the surface of the eye and slowly releases medication reduced eye pressure in glaucoma patients by about 20 percent over six months. These multi-center randomized clinical trial results are the first published research on this type of continuous glaucoma drug delivery technology, which could benefit the nearly 3 million people in the United States with glaucoma. Published in Ophthalmology, journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.