Some facts about glaucoma
MILLIONS OF people worldwide are affected by glaucoma, a treatable eye disease that damages the optic nerve and causes blindness. Unfortunately, according to Joanne Katz, Sc.D., associate professor, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, only half of...

Gene research looks into glaucoma
STRIKING YOUNG adults, pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS), a form of "early-onset glaucoma," often goes undetected until it is far advanced and has severely damaged eyesight. Yet, according to research published in the Archives of Ophthalmology,...

A look at common eye problems

Nearsightedness Alternative names: myopia Definition: An error of visual focusing that causes difficulty seeing distant objects.