Eye Diseases: News and Research on Glaucoma

MeSH tree: C11.525.381

Statins may protect people from developing glaucoma

Taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting worse, suggest the findings of research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Boosting cell cleanup process may protect against glaucoma

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative eye disease defined by the progressive death of nerve cells in the retina called retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and damage to the optic nerve. It doesn't have many warning signs, so significant ...

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