CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month which means a new year’s vision should start with a routine eye exam. Glaucoma, often called the “silent thief of sight,” ...

The Cleveland Clinic explains that glaucoma, also referred to as the “silent thief of sight,” is a group of eye diseases that gradually damage the optic nerve, typically due to increased pressure ...

Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors use remained significantly associated with an increased risk for developing primary open-angle glaucoma after adjustment for family history.

This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and Gazette special section. Glaucoma is a common eye disease that affects people mostly over 60.

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause slow, progressive damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, says Schultz. This growing damage is due to unsafe fluid buildup that causes pressure ...

Diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is associated with a reduction in mental health scores, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Mae O. Gordon, Ph.D., from the Washington ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old woman in good health. I walk daily. The only prescribed medications I am on are two different eye drops for glaucoma. My eye pressure is under control; I have it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with migraine aged younger than 40 years had higher risk for open-angle glaucoma onset vs. those aged ...

Conventional thinking among ophthalmologists has been to tell their patients with glaucoma to sleep with their head elevated, but doing so may contribute to the progression of the eye disorder and, in ...