(HealthDay)—For patients diagnosed as having glaucoma or glaucoma suspects, cognitive decline is associated with increased visual field variability, according to a study published online May 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
May 26, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Conventional Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) values for intraocular pressure (IOP) are significantly discordant compared with Pascal dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) measurements in patients with thin corneas ...
May 17, 2017
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Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide, most often is diagnosed during a routine eye exam. Over time, elevated pressure inside the eye damages the optic nerve, leading to vision loss. Unfortunately, there's no way ...
May 4, 2017
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The tip of our optic nerve is typically the first place injured by glaucoma.
May 1, 2017
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A simple eye test could help to solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma.
Apr 27, 2017
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In mice genetically predisposed to glaucoma, vitamin B3 added to drinking water is effective at preventing the disease, a research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Simon W.M. ...
Feb 16, 2017
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(HealthDay)— Some systemic medication has a modest effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) among Asian patients with glaucoma, according to research published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Jan 13, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Glaucoma affects more than three million Americans, but that number is expected to surge to more than four million by 2030, according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation.
Jan 9, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Primary care physicians are in a position to help with glaucoma diagnosis and management, according to an article published in the Ophthalmology Times.
Dec 23, 2016
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A team of researchers in Brazil and at the Yale School of Public Health has published the first report demonstrating that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during gestation.
Nov 30, 2016
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