Posts Tagged ‘glaucoma’
Oxygen in eyes may raise glaucoma risk
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Higher oxygen levels in the eyes may explain why African Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than Caucasians. Continue…
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2010 0:03 - 3 Comments
Glaucoma: Skip the treatment?
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / UC DAVIS (US)—Most people at risk for developing glaucoma due to high eye pressure do not need treatment, according to a large, multicenter study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2010 12:05 - 12 Comments
Glaucoma’s blindness starts in the brain
VANDERBILT (US)—The first sign of injury in glaucoma occurs in the brain, not the eye as previously thought. A new study shows glaucoma is very much like other central nervous system diseases. (more…)
