Glaucoma affects peripheral vision, creating blind spots in the outer edges of a person’s visual field. This can affect daily activities such as driving and walking. Glaucoma is the name for a group ...

About 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma, and it’s the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there is no cure ...

There are typically no visual changes in the initial stages of glaucoma. As damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may develop blind spots in their peripheral visual field. Some can see halos and ...

An OU Health eye specialist explains who is most at risk, why symptoms are rare, and how early exams can prevent permanent blindness.

Glaucoma is the term for a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve at the back of the eye. Without treatment, it can lead to vision loss and blindness. Glaucoma is not a life threatening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Glaucoma patients deserve the best level of care, and this includes any new technologies that allow them to ...

If your vision begins to change: Some people with glaucoma have "low vision." Low vision means there may be problems doing daily, routine things even if using corrective lenses. With glaucoma, this ...

Glaucoma has long been treated as a plumbing problem of the eye, managed mainly by lowering pressure rather than protecting ...

Université de Montréal provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Université de Montréal provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Like high blood pressure, glaucoma ...

A bill that aims to embed glaucoma detection, treatment and monitoring in primary care optometry has passed its first hurdle ...

In a shift of phenomenon glaucoma blindness is now being diagnosed in patients in their 20s and 30s An ophthalmologist ...