Both supermodel Christie Brinkley and Bono, the lead singer of U2, were diagnosed with glaucoma during a routine eye exam. Both were also surprised by the diagnosis since they weren’t experiencing problems with their vision. That’s the sinister nature of glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide: People with glaucoma can lose most of their […]
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting nearly 60 million people worldwide and leading to blindness in 8 million people. Glaucoma awareness and understanding is important since many people go blind slowly without noticing until the very end. It’s equally important to distinguish the type of glaucoma that one has because the treatments are different. There
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and affects more than 3 million Americans. Initial glaucoma treatment consists of eye drops to the lower intraocular pressure (IOP) or a laser procedure called Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT). Unfortunately, in many glaucoma patients, these therapies are not enough. Traditionally, glaucoma surgeons then proceed to a
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