About 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma, and it’s the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there is no cure ...

Charisse Brown, a 38-year-old Columbia, S.C., resident, talks about her journey with glaucoma and keratoconus, which led to vision loss in her left eye. Underinsured and not qualifying for Medicaid, ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that can lead to vision loss. Health experts are unsure of the exact cause of glaucoma. When a person has glaucoma, fluid does not properly drain out of the eye.

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye's optic nerve and can result in vision loss and even blindness. About 3 million Americans have glaucoma, and it's the second leading cause of ...

Our eyes send information to our brains in a split second, helping us make important decisions to navigate the world around us. Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve — the communication ...

Glaucoma is not fatal. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause significant vision loss and eventually blindness, but early treatment can help protect vision and slow the progression of the disease.

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the United States and globally. Glaucoma is primarily caused by damage to the optic nerve, often due to pressure buildup in the eye, though other factors ...

Here are five recent research findings on glaucoma, a condition affecting more than 4 million Americans. 1. Northern U.S. dwellers have a greater risk of developing glaucoma. Researchers found that ...

Eating leafy green vegetables is “consistently associated with” a lower risk for developing primary open-angle glaucoma, according to data published in Nutrients.“Growing evidence suggests that ...

A person with peripheral vision loss has difficulty seeing things above, below, or at the side without turning their head. This type of vision loss is also known as tunnel vision. Tunnel vision can ...