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.
In this study, researchers are testing an investigational drug for adults with ocular hypertension.
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.
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.
An orthoptic led glaucoma clinic at the Sydney Eye Hospital that is managing low risk and stable patients is helping to drive major efficiencies.
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.
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.
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.
A new, detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma, revealed by Australian ophthalmologist Professor Alex Hewitt, will help researchers develop new drugs to combat the disease, by identifying potential target areas to stall or reverse vision loss.