Glaucoma patients at significantly higher risk for falls, motor vehicle accidents
Feb-28-2007
Priya Saxena "Based on these results, the research group has started a larger prospective study to better understand why patients with glaucoma may be more likely to have falls and motor vehicle accidents." ...
Glaucoma Patients At Significantly Higher Risk For Falls, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Feb-28-2007
Persons affected by glaucoma are over three times more likely to have been involved in falls and motor vehicle accidents than persons of the same age without the condition, say researchers from Dalhousie University in Canada. Their findings are published in the March 2007 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.
Laser imaging aiding optometrists in diagnosing, treating glaucoma
Feb-20-2007
People who have been visiting the optometrist for several years probably remember the machine that blew a shocking puff of air into the eyeball to check for glaucoma.
Flaky Skin While Taking Prednisone and Imuran
Feb-22-2007
ARNIESFISH asks: "I have a 6 year old Golden Retriever that is on small doses of Imuran and Prednisone to treat uveitis and keep it from developing into glaucoma. The...
Association of International Glaucoma Societies website
Feb-17-2007
Barbara Young writes: I came upon the web site of the Association of International Glaucoma Societies and had to share it. I thought it was a spoof at first, but it isn't. Check out the bobbing heads at the upper...
Look into the future
Feb-14-2007
What does it feel like to be old? The Aging Game Medical College of Wisconsin student April Peterson, 25, tries on a pair of glasses Wednesday that shows what a person with glaucoma might see.
UAB professor awarded $125K for glaucoma research
Feb-05-2007
University of Alabama at Birmingham ophthalmology professor Christopher A. Girkin has received a five-year, $125,000 grant and the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama's (EFSA) Eminent Scholar Award for his glaucoma research.
Take note, glaucoma is preventable
Feb-08-2007
January was National Glaucoma Awareness Month, but I didn't want to skip this opportunity to spread the word about this important sight-stealing disease.
It's natural for most people that with age comes a gradual loss of ...
Feb-06-2007
Inside Bay Area, CA -Another condition that may surface with age: glaucoma, in which pressure increases inside the eye and damages the optic nerve. ...
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White Cane Week spreads the word
Feb-03-2007
Waterloo Record, Canada -Gough's vision started deteriorating about 12 years ago and she was diagnosed with glaucoma, a disease that damages the optic nerve and can cause blindness. ...
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Visual screenings to target 'the silent blinder'
Feb-03-2007
Durham Herald Sun, NC -Excess fluid that cannot drain, like in people with glaucoma, causes pressure in the eye to increase, pressing against the optic nerve and causing vision ...
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Is vision loss normal ...
Feb-03-2007
Billings Outpost, MT -Glaucoma is caused by progressive damage to the optic nerve due to a buildup of fluid pressure inside the eye. This disease generally progresses slowly, ...
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