Originally developed by Ian Bierley in 2003 for use by his mother who suffered from Glaucoma, and then later released as a commercial product supplied through opticians.
Glaucoma is a group of diseases involving loss of retinal ganglion cells causing optic neuropathy in a pattern of peripheral vision loss, initially sparing central vision.
Although most recognized for its correlation with the onset of glaucoma, the malformation is not limited to the eye, as Axenfeld syndrome when associated with the PITX2 genetic mutation usually presents congenital malformations of the face, teeth, and skeletal system.
US musical legend Ray Charles, who was totally blind by age 7, had probably been afflicted glaucoma and may have had buphthalmos early in life.
Aceclidine, a parasympathomimetic miotic agent used in the treatment of narrow angle glaucoma
Timolol, Levobunolol, and Betaxolol are common beta blockers prescribed to treat glaucoma.
Its antimuscarinic action warrants caution in patients with prostatic hypertrophy, urinary retention, or glaucoma.
Research areas include: Molecular genetics of blinding eye diseases and brain disorders; Treatment, biophysics and psychophysics of glaucoma; Eye movement and control mechanisms; Neuronal damage; Retinal degeneration and diabetic retinopathy; Corneal disease
It also operates five specialized medical service centers, namely: Cardiac Center, Glaucoma Imaging & Diagnostic Center, Excimer Laser Center, Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Center, and the Queen Sirikit Center for Breast Cancer.
At Nyeri Provincial Hospital near Mount Kenya, he trained paramedics and clinical officers to combat eye diseases such as glaucoma and trachoma.
Rare variants in glaucoma: a whole-genome sequencing study - analyzing with respect to quantitative phenotypes associated with glaucoma, namely intraocular pressure, optic disc size and cupping, and central corneal thickness (funded by Fight for Sight).