Glaucoma News

FRIDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Though glaucoma has been nicknamed the silent thief of sight, eye experts now say it generally doesn't have to be that way. "For most people, if you treat early, you should have vision for a lifetime," said Dr....

FRIDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Though only 15 when diagnosed with juvenile open-angle glaucoma, A.J. Esguerra said he's tried not to let the potentially devastating eye disease slow him down. "It's not the end of the world," said Esguerra,...

SUNDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A physically active lifestyle may help protect your eyes from glaucoma, according to a new study. Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, typically develops when fluid pressure inside the eye rises and damages...

SUNDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- The changing makeup of the U.S. population is expected to lead to an increase in cases of glaucoma, the leading cause of vision loss in the country, experts say. A number of demographic and health trends have...

SUNDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Alan Leighton discovered he had glaucoma when he noticed a gray area of sight in his left eye. That was in 1992. "I think I had it a long time before that, but I didn't know until then," said Leighton, 68, a...