
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.

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.



My mother had glaucoma, but not my father. All my sisters have it, and some brothers, not at all...

This article reviews the different IOL options for use in glaucomatous eyes, the factors that need to be considered when selecting the right lens, and what outcomes patients might expect...

Glaucoma has been a long haul for me - 41 years of using eye drops every day, plus 9 eye operations at the last count...

