The Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor (CAI) class of glaucoma medications is one of the oldest and (when taken by mouth) one of the most effective at lowering intraocular pressure (IOP). These medications are also available in eye drop form on their own (dorzolamide, brinzolamide) as well as combined with other classes (such as the beta-blocker and alph…

What's New In Glaucoma Medications - Glaucoma Research Foundation On June 12, 2020, Glaucoma Research Foundation presented an Innovations in Glaucoma Webinar, "What's New in Glaucoma Medications?" The recorded webinar features a discussion with glaucoma specialist David Richardson, MD (San Marino Eye) and Thomas Brunner (President and CEO, Glaucoma…

All about the exciting possibility of using virtual reality or VR headsets to test visual fields. Video and Full Transcript here➡️ http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/visual-field-testing-what-we-can-look-forward-to-driving-with-dr-david-richardson-series-2-ep-07 #visualfieldtesting #glaucoma #eyeexam #visualfield ------------------- About Dr. Richa…

There are a number of things that you as well as the doctors' staff can do to ensure that Visual Field Testing is of the highest quality that it can be. Video and Full Transcript here➡️ http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/visual-field-testing-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-it-driving-with-dr-david-richardson-series-2-ep-5/ #visualfieldtesting #glaucoma …

Today, I'd like to go over some of the other tests that are used to complement visual fields and why they are necessary. Video and Full Transcript here➡️ http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/visual-field-testing-alone-is-not-enough-driving-with-dr-david-richardson-series-2-ep-4/ #visualfieldtesting #glaucoma #eyeexam #visualfield ------------------- …

How often do patients need visual field tests? Although there are no hard and fast rules for how frequent visual field testing should be performed, there are some guidelines depending on where one is in the glaucoma diagnosis. Full Transcript Here: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com ------------------- About Dr. Richardson: David Richardson, M.D. i…

What visual field testing is as well as the patient experience in the hopes that knowing this will make your experience less frustrating when you're in the doctor's office. Full Transcript here: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/visual-field-testing-what-it-is-driving-with-dr-david-richardson-series-2-ep-02 ------------------- About Dr. Richardson…

Why is Visual Field Testing important? Dr. David Richardson provides some reasons and motivation for those who have to go through this testing on a regular basis. Full Transcript here: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/visual-fields-why-we-need-them-driving-with-dr-david-richardson-series-2-ep-01/ About Dr. Richardson: David Richardson, M.D. is wi…

Good morning! I am Dr. David Richardson, I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. Today I’d like to talk share a recent study showing correlation between Physical Activity and Visual Field Loss in patients who either had glaucoma or were glaucoma suspects. Full transcript and citations here: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/phy…

Good morning! I am Dr. David Richardson, I’m a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. Today I’d like to talk a bit about narrow angle glaucoma. So, here in the United States, narrow angle glaucoma is actually or has actually been in the past relatively unlikely. So, most glaucoma in the US is what we call Open Angle glaucoma. Narrow …

Patient-Focused OphthalmologistHello I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm a cataract and glaucoma surgeon here in sunny Southern California. There are two minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries that are getting quite a bit of interest right now. One is Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy or GATT for short and the other one is Kahook Dual Blade G…

Episode 06 of Driving with Dr. David Richardson. This podcast talks about one of the misconceptions about symptoms of glaucoma. Many of my patients with all stages of glaucoma will report to me the difficulty in seeing after initially moving from bright lights to dark lights. Now, this condition called, “delayed dark adaptation” ✓ Delayed dark adap…

Episode 05 of Holistic Approach to Treating Glaucoma. This podcast talks about diet and nutrition and some of the research that's available on that. ✓ What Fruits and Vegetables ✓ Omega-3 Fatty Acids ✓ Nitrates ✓ Anthocyanins ✓ Flavonoids ✓ Goji berries To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit http://david-richardson-md.com. ---------…

Hello I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. I've been discussing a holistic approach to glaucoma treatment. In other words, a treatment that takes into account things other than intraocular pressure. In one of my earlier videos I mentioned that what's good for cardiovascular health should be good for …

Good morning. I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm a cataract and glaucoma surgeon that practices in Southern California. I've been playing with a video idea; basically, take a little bit of time I've gotten in my day that's free to share some of the knowledge that I have about glaucoma that may not be commonly available online. Right now, I'm discussing …

Hello, I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm an Ophthalmologist in Southern California and my practice is primarily glaucoma and cataract treatment. So my first video began discussing holistic approach to glaucoma treatment taking into account things other than just IOP (intraocular pressure). In particular, I mentioned cardiovascular fitness and controlli…

David Richardson, MD discusses holistic approach to glaucoma. Glaucoma is really a progressive optic neuropathy. That means they damage the optic nerve. It gets worse over time. Intraocular pressure itself is only one of the components of glaucoma. In treating glaucoma, one should also focus on other issues that are involved in glaucoma besides jus…