Glaucoma affects peripheral vision, creating blind spots in the outer edges of a person’s visual field. This can affect daily activities such as driving and walking. Glaucoma is the name for a group ...

There are typically no visual changes in the initial stages of glaucoma. As damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may develop blind spots in their peripheral visual field. Some can see halos and ...

Université de Montréal provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Université de Montréal provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Like high blood pressure, glaucoma ...

Glaucoma is the term for a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve at the back of the eye. Without treatment, it can lead to vision loss and blindness. Glaucoma is not a life threatening ...

Measuring visual acuity and intraocular pressure at 5 years after diagnosis, and checking for conditions such as nystagmus ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Glaucoma patients deserve the best level of care, and this includes any new technologies that allow them to ...

To examine changes in rates of visual field (VF) progression in patients attending a sample of glaucoma clinics in England between 1999 and 2012. An archive of 473 252 Humphrey VFs recorded across the ...

A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to new research. The findings suggest a way forward for developing neuroprotective ...

Kevin Choi lost half his vision to glaucoma. In 2016, he teamed up with his doctor to cofound Mediwhale, a South Korea-based healthtech startup.Antoine Mutin for BI At 26, Kevin Choi lost half his ...

Researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person's risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and now developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it. The ...

A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH's National Eye Institute. The findings suggest a way forward ...