Glaucoma

A New Kind of Glaucoma Surgery That’s Less Invasive and Works Better
Glaucoma

A New Kind of Glaucoma Surgery That’s Less Invasive and Works Better

These new techniques are less invasive and are changing the way mild to moderate glaucoma is managed.

Stress Can Make You Go Blind
Glaucoma

Stress Can Make You Go Blind

Stress can lead to a wide variety of eye conditions, from glaucoma to optic neuropathy to nearsightedness…and blindness. Here’s how to protect yourself.

If I Have Glaucoma, Can I Get Cataract Surgery?
Glaucoma

If I Have Glaucoma, Can I Get Cataract Surgery?

Having both glaucoma and cataracts is not uncommon as we get older. The cataract surgery must be done with the glaucoma in mind.

Got Glaucoma? Skip Downward Dog
Glaucoma

Got Glaucoma? Skip Downward Dog

Practicing yoga can keep you fit and flexible. But if you’re one of more than three million Americans with glaucoma,…

How to Prevent Glaucoma Vision Loss Before It’s Too Late
Glaucoma

How to Prevent Glaucoma Vision Loss Before It’s Too Late

Imagine that, as you read this on your computer screen, the many pixels on the screen begin to stop working,…

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement
Glaucoma

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

Glaucoma is an insidious disease—literally happening before your very eyes undetected, having virtually no symptoms until, in a blink, you’ve…

Birth Control Pills Linked to Glaucoma
Glaucoma

Birth Control Pills Linked to Glaucoma

Were you ever on the Pill...or has a woman you love ever taken oral contraceptives? If so, you need to…

Don’t Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight
Glaucoma

Don’t Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight

My eagle-eyed neighbor likes to crow about the fact that, at 60-something, she still doesn’t need glasses for reading or…