African Americans and Glaucoma
After cataracts, glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans. Half of those with glaucoma don’t know they have it.
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After cataracts, glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans. Half of those with glaucoma don’t know they have it.
You and your eye doctor share the same goal in the treatment of glaucoma: to preserve as much of your vision as possible, even if the disease progresses over time.
May is Healthy Vision Month. Taking these steps to care for your eyes can help prevent vision loss, blindness, and many eye diseases and conditions from occurring.
Glaucoma can make eyes highly sensitive to light and glare, with some glaucoma medications exacerbating the problem even further.
Eye injury does not have to lead to traumatic glaucoma if the patient has regular eye examinations with an eye doctor who knows what to look for.
Alan L. Robin, MD delivered the Robert N. Shaffer Lecture at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in October 2014, Chicago, IL.
Parents should take their child to a pediatric ophthalmologist if they notice these symptoms/signs or if there is any reason to suspect that something might be wrong with their child’s eyes.
Many glaucoma patients ask their doctors, “What else can I do to help preserve my vision?” One answer may be to get off the couch—and get moving.
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