We made a post at the beginning of the month announcing that the month of January is "Glaucoma Awareness Month". The article touched on research surrounding the disease, some basic facts and figures on the number of glaucoma cases in the U.S., and ways to get involved in the search for a cure. And now …
A few years ago we posted a short blog about possible early detection of Alzheimer's disease through regular eye exams. It's been a while since we've addressed this wide-spread disease on the site, so we thought we'd circle back and discuss the issue again. We have many new readers since we first posted, and a …
Currently, more than 3 million people in the U.S. have Glaucoma in the Unites States alone. Let that number sink in for a second. The scary truth behind this number is that a large percentage of men and women who currently have glaucoma are not even aware that they have the disease. By 2030, the NEI …