The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a national eye research organization that funds laboratory and clinical research at over 40 prominent institutions in the United States and foreign countries. It serves as a source of information for eye care specialists, professionals and affected families.

The Foundation funds and conducts research nationally and internationally. With the Foundation's support, scientists are exploring ways to improve glaucoma treatments.

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Glaucoma Associates of New York and New York Glaucoma Research Institute ...

GlaucomainAmerica is a resource that allows you to read information from doctors in your area that perform glaucoma procedures. While most medical directories offer some information about medical procedures, the most valuable information comes from your local eye doctor.

Return to Title Page Any questions Welcome to The Glaucoma Home Page ! Linked by a desire to heal The Glaucoma Center at The Glaucoma Associates of New York (GANY) was founded in 1983 for the purpose of bringing increased awareness into the diagnosis and treatment of this common blinding disease. Under the leadership of Drs. Robert Ritch and Jeffrey M. Liebmann, GANY is staffed by more than 20 ...

Children's Glaucoma Foundation: For children with pediatric forms of glaucoma.

Funds scientific research on glaucoma and educates the public about this disease.

Glaucoma Associates of Texas Welcome to Glaucoma Associates of Texas (GAT). We understand that facing specialized eye care or eye surgery can create anxiety. Each of our Physicians have extensive, additional training to attain special expertise in the comprehensive management of Glaucoma. Our physicians limit their practice to the care of glaucoma patients and work as a team to diagnose rare ...

Most cases of glaucoma are detected from a routine eye exam. Treatments include medications, laser surgery and incisional surgery.

Article from the Handbook of Ocular Disease Management covers symptoms, pathophysiology, and management and includes photographs.

Article by James H. Oakman, Jr., M.D., Director Primary Eye Care Service, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Carolina, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital includes information on causes, treatment, medications, follow-up, test questions and references.

BUPA health information factsheet - glaucoma can cause impairment of vision and if not treated full loss of vision can occur ...

Glaucoma is the diagnosis given to a group of ocular conditions that contribute to the loss of retinal nerve fibers with a corresponding loss of vision. Glaucoma therefore is a disease of the optic nerve, the nerve bundle which carries images from the eyes retina to the brain.

An outstanding scholar still in his 30s, John felt his "sight getting weak and dull"--occupational eyestrain, he supposed. Soon his left eye dimmed, starting from the left side. Then his right eye failed, "perceptibly and gradually over three years." By age 43, he was totally blind.

Nov. 11, 1998: Patients with open-angle glaucoma switched to Xalatan (latanoprost ophthalmic solution) monotherapy experienced the same reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) as do patients taking a combination of timolol (a commonly used beta blocker) and dorzolamide (a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor), according to German researchers. Open-angle glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness.

You are browsing: Glaucoma!! This disease is a kind of syndrome characterized by the increase in intraocular pressure. It can be classified into three main types: primary, secondary and congenital. This section only deals with the acute congestive glaucoma (angleclousure glaucoma) of the primary type. Clinically, it is characterized by acute increase in ...

Eye Drops Delay Onset Of Glaucoma In People At Higher Risk ...

Glaucoma is an eye disease caused by increased pressure behind the eyeball, when detected early enough through regular eye exams is easily treatable.

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Home The Caucus Board Members Legislative Alert Frequently Asked Questions A Message from Judy Collins Useful Links Click here for Photos from Recent Screening in Arizona H.R. 2379 to ensure Glaucoma Screenings for Federal Employees introduced June 28, 2001 (click to see legislation) Johns Hopkins Study: Glaucoma Leading Cause of Blindness in Hispanics Congressman Elijah Cummings (center) ...

Article by George L. Spaeth, MD explains in detail different types of angle closure glaucoma.

Article by Gerasimos Th. Georgopoulos, MD University Eye Clinic of Athens covers diagnosis and treatment.

March 19, 1997--A team of scientists at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) is reporting the discovery of the major gene responsible for primary congenital glaucoma in the April issue of the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

Paper presented at 96th Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft Annual Meeting, 1998.

Article covers the clinical picture, pathology and treatment.

Article from Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers October 1996. The authors examined a patient who had neovascular glaucoma (NVG) shortly after ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy and followed the patient's clinical course.

Article covers three studies presented the week of December 16, 1999 at the "Glaucoma in the 21st Century" meeting of international glaucoma specialists in Hong Kong.