Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases, most of which are characterized by increased pressure within the eye. This elevated pressure, caused by a backup of fluid, can gradually damage the optic nerve.

Glaucoma is scary for one simple reason, it doesn’t warn you before it starts taking your vision away. Most eye problems give ...

Combating the ‘Silent Thief of Sight’ As part of January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness, the nation’s ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old woman in good health. I walk daily. The only prescribed medications I am on are two different eye drops for glaucoma. My eye pressure is under control; I have it ...

As Glaucoma Awareness Month highlights the growing burden of the disease, doctors warn that glaucoma remains a leading cause ...

Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare but serious type of glaucoma. This condition occurs when drainage canals in the eye become blocked. If a person does not get treatment, acute angle-closure ...

Tirzepatide glaucoma risk was lower than with selective glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

Glaucoma occurs due to optic nerve damage. A common treatment is prescription eye drops. Although eye drops do not cure or reverse vision loss, they can help prevent optic nerve damage. Glaucoma ...

MicroPulse ® Transscleral Laser Therapy (TLT), continuous-wave transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (CW-TSCPC), and MicroPulse Laser Trabeculoplasty (MLT) are non-incisional treatments that expand ways ...