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Brain Holds Early Signs of Glaucoma

In a recent study, David Calkins, PhD discovered that the first sign of injury in glaucoma actually occurs in the brain.

CFC Scientists Reply to Questions about Genetics and Glaucoma

The Catalyst For a Cure (CFC1) researchers are: David Calkins, PhD, Philip Horner, PhD, Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong, PhD, and Monica Vetter, PhD.

Study Proves Lowering IOP Preserves Vision

Before this study was done, there was a difference of opinion on whether intraocular pressure (IOP) was involved in optic nerve damage even when IOP was in the normal range.