Two parts comprise the visual system: The optical system (your eye) and the perceptual system (your brain). Fundamentally, the brain analyzes the information your eye gathers.
Learn how nonprofit organizations can assist both patients and doctors by providing a unique role in glaucoma care and patient advocacy.
As glaucoma patients, a basic understanding of glaucoma and its treatment is helpful to prepare for eye doctor visits.
One way to reduce vision loss from glaucoma is to make sure your family members understand that they are at increased risk — if you have glaucoma.
Everyone is at risk for glaucoma. However, certain groups are at higher risk than others.
If you’ve been told you are a glaucoma suspect, you’re in good company — there are several million glaucoma suspects in the USA.
Businesses and investors often talk about risk management—the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats. The goal of any program isn’t to eliminate all risks, but to understand them better, so you’re better prepared to deal with them.
You may be familiar with the expression: knowledge is power. That’s true, but it’s what you do with that knowledge that makes a difference.
The Gleams Newsletter includes interviews, personal stories, and current information about glaucoma, new treatments, updates on research findings, and more. You can subscribe to the printed version of Gleams or the electronic version — both are free.
The Gleams Newsletter includes interviews, personal stories, and current information about glaucoma, new treatments, updates on research findings, and more. You can subscribe to the printed version of Gleams or the electronic version — both are free.
FOR EYECARE PROFESSIONALS
FOR EYECARE PROFESSIONALS
Glaucoma Research Foundation • 251 Post Street, Suite 600 • San Francisco, CA 94108 • 415-986-3162
Send us an email
We are a 501c3 tax-exempt national nonprofit. Our tax ID number is 94-2495035. Our EIN number is 94-2495035.
Copyright 2023 all rights reserved.
Print Subscription
We will mail Gleams anywhere in the United States and Canada, but we do not mail internationally. Please sign up for the email edition if you live outside of the US or Canada.
You can unsubscribe at any time. GRF will not share your personal information with any other organizations. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information.
E-mail Subscription
You can unsubscribe at any time. GRF will not share your personal information with any other organizations. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information.
