Glaucoma News

FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Two genetic variations are linked to a common form of glaucoma, known as primary open-angle glaucoma, according to new research. Glaucoma affects about 2.2 million people in the United States, the U.S. National...

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, n...

FRIDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged black people may benefit from a routine national glaucoma screening program, according to new research. A computer-based mathematical model found routine screening could make a modest reduction in t...

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 t...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A test that measures the function of nerve cells in the retina may detect glaucoma at an early stage and help doctors evaluate the effectiveness of treatments, a new study has found. Diagnosing glaucoma as ear...

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 in...

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 cor...

WEDNESDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- A team of researchers has created special contact lenses for glaucoma patients that come loaded with vitamin E, using a design that could essentially lengthen the amount of time a medication bathes an afflic...

TUESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Gene variants on chromosome 2 are associated with glaucoma in blacks, say researchers who studied 129 patients with the vision-robbing disease. The finding may lead to new treatments or a cure, the scientists ...

TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of eye drop appears to protect retinal and optic nerve cells -- and even reverse some sight loss -- in patients battling glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, new research suggests. Italian research...

THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Australian researchers are reporting a possible link between widely used beta-blocker drugs and an increased risk of cataracts. Beta-blockers are used in pill form to reduce high blood pressure and are also ap...

TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A study of people who suffer the mini-strokes called silent cerebral infarcts could help explain the medical mystery of normal-tension glaucoma, Hong Kong ophthalmologists report. Glaucoma is the progressive los...

MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Having glaucoma may lead to reading problems in older adults, a new report shows. A study by the Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute found people with glaucoma in both eyes (bilateral) read 29 words ...