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It may be possible to view early changes in the eye before the clinical symptoms of glaucoma become apparent. A better understanding of the structural changes in glaucoma could potentially allow for a better diagnosis of the disease. Using imaging devices, such as the adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO), clinicians can view sharper and higher-resolution images of the eye than current clinical instruments.

Dr. Lievens shares commentary about his glaucoma lecture at the Primary Care Section of the American Academy of Optometry Diplomate Seminar in Seattle.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is a landmark diagnostic technology. Clinicians should keep top of mind that SD-OCTs, as sophisticated as they are, do not think or interpret. That is solely the job of the clinician. In addition, visually assessing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) directly can yield more qualitative information than SD-OCT scans provide.

Direct your glaucoma patients to a new consumer-friendly Web site developed by the Glaucoma Foundation, the Alliance for Aging Research, and Merck.