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Eye
Sep 2014
Is Trabeculectomy Still the First Choice Surgical Procedure?
Glaucoma Australia recommends you discuss all treatment options with your ophthalmologist so you can work together to have the best and safest treatment possible...
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Doctor showing woman eye anatomy model
Feb 2014
Cataracts in Patients with Glaucoma
Cataracts are more common in patients with glaucoma, and both conditions are increasingly common with age...
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Man swimming in pool wearing goggles
Sep 2008
Swimming Goggles
The Lions Eye Institute has been measuring the changes in eye pressure (intraocular pressure – IOP) when people wear swimming goggles...
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dilated eye pupil
Apr 2005
How Does Corneal Thickness Influence Risk of Developing Glaucoma?
People with very thick corneas tend to have high intraocular pressure, and people who have thin corneas have IOP which is lower than it should be...
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Close up of a women's eye
Apr 2004
Thyroid Disease and Glaucoma
Thyroid over or under activity can be associated with problems in and around the eyes. When it occurs, it is known as “thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy”...
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Man looking into an apparatus
Feb 2002
When Raised Pressure is Not Glaucoma
Why do some people have raised eye pressure yet not develop glaucoma? How it is possible for people to have raised eye pressure and not have glaucoma...
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Young Hispanic woman holding her pregnant stomach
Apr 1999
Glaucoma Treatment in Pregnancy
You may need to stop or adjust medications for glaucoma when you are pregnant...
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