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 ...