![Image of a cup of tea](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-08/Margaret%20740x444.png)
I developed glaucoma 10 years ago, as it is hereditary and my mother had been diagnosed with it. I have to take eye drops once a day at night, one in each eye.
![Image of hands holding a bunch of leafy green vegetables](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-08/Leafy%20Greens%20740x444%20Teaser.png)
Given the convincing findings from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) on supplement recommendations in slowing down progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it is not surprising that the role of diet and supplements has also been examined in glaucoma management.
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In this study, researchers are testing an investigational drug for adults with ocular hypertension.
![An image of a lady instilling eye drops](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/Do%27s%20and%20Dont%27s%20Eye%20Drops%20%20%28740%20%C3%97%20444px%29.png)
Navigating the do’s and don’ts of glaucoma eye drops can often be a challenge for people living with glaucoma and in particular, for those recently diagnosed.
![Image of reading glasses on an open book](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/Margaret%20Matthews%20%28QLD%29%20740X444.png)
I was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2009 at the age of 69. I had noticed for about three years before this, that I had missing parts of vision in my right eye.
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An orthoptic led glaucoma clinic at the Sydney Eye Hospital that is managing low risk and stable patients is helping to drive major efficiencies.
![Image of Carmen Bell](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/Carmen%20Bell%20%20%28740%20%C3%97%20444px%29.png)
I am 52 years old and have had glaucoma since 2005. I first heard about glaucoma when my uncle told us he had it, it was hereditary and we should get tested for it.
![Image of reading glasses and reading chart](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/Dorothy%27s%20Story%202400x1268.png)
I was diagnosed with glaucoma 37 years ago, when I was 48 years old. My mother went blind with glaucoma in 1974 when she was 74 years old.
![Doctor with crossed arms](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/Catherine%27s%20Story%20740x444.png)
When I was 45 years old, a routine appointment with my mother's ophthalmologist found that I had already lost some vision in my left eye due to glaucoma.