Glaucoma: Washington University in St. Louis, University of California, Davis (UCD) Researchers Say Patients Could Skip the Treatment

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / UC DAVIS -- Most people at risk for developing glaucoma due to high eye pressure do not need treatment, according to a large, multicenter study. “These results are just the beginning,” says James Brandt, professor of ophthalmology and vision science and the lead investigator of the 15-year Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS) at the University of California, Davis.