The exact cause of open-angle glaucoma is unknown, but certain conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) increase your chances of developing it. An estimated 2.7 million ...

Glaucoma has been called ‘the thief of sight’ because it sneaks up on people. They don’t realize they have it,” said Dr. Anna ...

More than 4.2 million Americans live with glaucoma, a leading cause of vision loss in the nation. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment can stop this condition in its ...

A linkage analysis study was performed on a single large family with juvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). This led to the recognition that there was a region of chromosome lq that ...

Glaucoma is actually a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve in the back of the eye and cause vision loss and ...

Patients with osteoporosis who took bisphosphonates, especially risedronate, were at a higher risk of developing acute angle ...

Simple reaction time tasks given to patients living with glaucoma had different response times based on whether the task was visual or auditory, according to a new study published in the European ...

A 2019 analysis of nearly 137,000 participants in three population studies found no connection between statin use and the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma ... people look like or how well ...