CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 8 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Northwestern University have created a tool that could help cure glaucoma.
Evan Scott, the director of UVA's Institute for Nanoscale Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, worked with collaborators to develop tiny particles that help drain fluid from the eye, reducing the pressure that can lead to glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness.
He spoke with UVA Today about the research, which the team published in the journal JCI Insight, and what's next.
Q. How does glaucoma develop?
A. By far, the most common type of glaucoma is primary open-angle glaucoma, which is a slowly developi...