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Glaucoma can present in anyone – whether your family members had it or not. However, it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that scientists realised glaucoma is commonly an inherited disease...

Swimming goggles form a tight space around our eyes and an individual’s IOP may increase. The tighter the goggles, or the smaller they are relative to the eyes, the more likely the swimming goggles will increase IOP...

While glaucoma seems to be a problem that only affects your eye, there are some health conditions that are more common in people with glaucoma...

Our Senior Patient Educator, Sapna Nand is nominated for a Westfield Local Hero award!

Analysis of 120,000 records held on the UK Biobank, a large-scale population-based biomedical database, has shed light on the role of genetics and diet in glaucoma...

Professor of Ophthalmology Robert Casson answers some common questions relating to lifestyle and glaucoma...

There are modern advancements in eye care every day so being diagnosed is the key to maintaining your sight, the earlier the better...

I began volunteering in 2019 because of my keen interest in engaging with the community and sharing my knowledge of eye health and glaucoma.

My reading is now very slow but I have managed to read some great literature, so one accepts and moves on. I have two daughters and both get their eyes checked regularly...