Glaucoma Awareness Month 2026 highlights how a family history of kala motia can raise your risk of vision loss up to 10 times ...
Glaucoma is a blinding disease caused by damage to the optic nerve, leading to permanent vision loss. The main risk factor is ...
There is not enough evidence to say whether screening adults without vision problems for glaucoma has any clear benefit, according to a government-backed panel. Between 2 and 4 million people in the U ...
In a non-population-based pre-publicised trial, self-recruited Caucasian participants were screened for glaucoma, and also completed the Trait Anxiety Inventory and Shortened Health Anxiety Inventory ...
A novel AI-based method of screening patients for glaucoma has been developed by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University and clinicians from the Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. The ...
Most of us don’t think much about our eyes unless something feels off. A headache, a fever, or even blurry vision can send us ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is not enough evidence to say whether screening adults without vision problems for glaucoma has any clear benefit, according to a government-backed panel. Between 2 ...
A patient presents for an annual cataract check for incipient cataracts. The patient’s history sheet shows that his mother had glaucoma. As part of a dilated comprehensive eye examination, the patient ...
The risk for primary open-angle glaucoma increases with age, and family history significantly increases the risk. Therefore, patients older than 65 years or those who have a sibling or parent with ...
Efforts to promote glaucoma screening are proving fruitful, said optometrist Martin Francalanza at a press conference held at Mater Dei Hospital yesterday afternoon to mark World Glaucoma Day. There ...