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Glaucoma (May 2007, Week Vol. 0)

Glaucoma and Your Eyes
May-18-2007

As part of the The Lions Club of Grand Cayman's annual White Cane Week project, Dr Krishna Mani, discusses the condition of Glaucoma.

Coming up
May-18-2007

Free Glaucoma/Cataract Screening offered by the Ophthalmology Association, Inc., 1-3 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Senior Center, 480 Rocky Fork Blvd.

Many older Americans not treated for glaucoma
May-06-2007
Almost one-third of older Americans diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) are not treated medically or surgically for the condition. The study is the first investigation of glaucoma-therapy use in the US to utilize longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of Medicare patients.
Many older Americans not treated for glaucoma
May-06-2007

"If we do not learn this lesson, glaucoma will continue to be a leading cause of blindness in older populations."

Almost one-third of older Americans diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma are not treated medically or surgically for the condition according to a study to be presented at the Association for Research in ...

'Glaucoma in children may be due to cousin marriages'
May-12-2007

Staff Report RAWALPINDI: Glaucoma is a hereditary eye disease and in cousin marriages there are 25 percent chances that one or more than one child in the family suffer from the disease, said Dr Shehla Rubab, a ...

Glaucoma: early detection is key to saving sight
May-02-2007

Q. Glaucoma runs in my family. Is there a cure for it yet? A. Unfortunately, there is no cure for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

Keep Vision in Your Future: Get an Eye Exam to Guard Against Glaucoma - May 1, 2007
May-01-2007

"A dilated eye examination is essential to protecting the vision of those at higher risk for glaucoma"

More than four million Americans have glaucoma, an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and destroys eyesight.

Court overturns medical marijuana conviction
May-05-2007

The conviction of an aging motel owner in , who said he grew marijuana to treat his glaucoma, has been reversed on medical grounds.