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Obesity Seems to Cut Women's Risk of Open-Angle Glaucoma by HealthFinder Posted Mon 14 Feb 2011 12:00pm be associated with reduced risk of the eye disease open-angle glaucoma in women, but not in men, a new study suggests. Open-angle glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma... in the Rotterdam Study and who did not have open-angle glaucoma when the study began between 1991 and 1993. Over an average follow-up period of nearly 10 years, open-angle glaucoma Read on »

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) Technology for Treating Open-Angle Glaucoma to be Featured on the Discovery Channel by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 15 Sep 2010 12:39pm 24-27, 2010 period. It got me thinking about how I have always been a believer that SLT is a superior first option for treating open-angle glaucoma, and that this announcement...), a breakthrough technology for managing open-angle glaucoma that our company developed and brought to market, is being recognized by the Discovery Channel”, said Dov Ofer, President and CEO Read on »

WHAT EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Fri 16 Apr 2010 12:00am glaucomas; however, most glaucomas fall into two categories: open-angle or closed-angle glaucomas. Open-angle glaucoma is more common. In open-angle glaucoma, the drainage canals... is less common than open-angle glaucoma. In closed-angle glaucoma, the drainage canals in the eyes become blocked or covered because the angle between the iris and cornea is too Read on »

Glaucoma by Ralph S. Certified Nurse Specialist

Posted Thu 15 Jan 2009 5:03pm

1 Comment Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S. population. There are approximately two million cases of glaucoma in the United States. Only half may be diagnosed due to the fact that there are no distinct symptoms other than the slow progression of vision impairment. Chronic open-angle glaucoma is the most common type, accounting Read on »

Food that may help prevent glaucoma by Peter C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm

3 Comments Dr Prasad S. Kulkarni, Ph.D., of the University of Louisville, Kentucky, got the idea that diet rich in fish oil may help prevent glaucoma, from surveys of Eskimos that indicate they have very low rates of open-angle glaucoma. His study showed that feeding rabbits with food soaked in cod liver oil lowered their intraocular pressure by 56%. When Read on »

SOLX Titaniam-Sapphire Laser for Treating Glaucoma: A First Report by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 02 Oct 2008 2:01pm that established equivalency of TLT to argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) in its ability to reduce IOP in patients who have primary open-angle glaucoma and have poorly controlled IOP... of glaucoma which are generally grouped in to two large categories: open-angle glaucoma and closed angle glaucoma. Open-angle glaucoma: Glaucoma in which the aqueous (fluid Read on »

Glaucoma – First Diagnosis Freaks You Out by Ruth S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 04 Feb 2011 8:57am ’s the lesson? GO TO YOUR EYE DOCTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS!!!! from mayoclinic.com Vision with glaucoma The most common type of glaucoma — primary open-angle glaucoma — causes tunnel vision and loss of side vision, but only in the advanced stages of the disease. Acute angle-closure glaucoma, which is less common but considered a medical Read on »

Excess Weight May Protect Women from Type of Glaucoma by nutrition.gov Posted Thu 05 Aug 2010 2:00am . This new finding suggests that overweight women may have a lower risk of developing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), one of the most common age-related eye diseases. In particular..., increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma was not one of them," said lead researcher Dr. Louis R. Pasquale, director of the Glaucoma Service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Read on »

World Glaucoma Week, March 7 to 13, 2011 by VidyaSury Facebook

Posted Wed 09 Mar 2011 6:33am factors must also be involved because even people with “normal” levels of pressure can experience vision loss from glaucoma. Adult glaucoma falls into two categories open-angle glaucoma closed angle glaucoma There are also other types of glaucoma . Information about Childhood Glaucoma Are you at risk for Glaucoma? Everyone Read on »

Relieving Eye Pressure May Slow Glaucoma by Medline Plus Posted Mon 09 Aug 2010 2:00pm , Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with glaucoma who have more rapid visual field change than other patients may benefit from a reduction of pressure within the eyeball, new research suggests. In the study, 216 patients with open-angle glaucoma were given standard treatment for controlling intraocular pressure (a targeted reduction of 30 percent Read on »