Inspiring Independence through Audio Information
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
REACHOUT RADIO HAS NOW ENDED SERVICE AS OF MAY 30, 2021
Want to know what's going on in blindness research, adaptive technology, independent living products, or general news that can help you live independently? We'll bring you some of the latest stories and links to information that you can use!

Two New Glaucoma Medications to Enter Market in Early 2018

Eye Associates of Lancaster Ltd

For the first time in more than 20 years, there have been some significant medical breakthroughs for the treatment of Glaucoma.  Today’s commonly used glaucoma medications were approved in the 1970s. Other medications with different chemical compounds followed, but until now, there had been no major medical breakthrough since 1998. With the FDA approval of two new medications, Aerie Pharmaceutical’s Rhopressa and Bausch + Lomb/Nicox’s Vyzulta, 2018 promises to usher in a new era for glaucoma treatments.  Learn more about themfrom the American Foundation for the Blind.