Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare but serious type of glaucoma. This condition occurs when drainage canals in the eye become blocked. If a person does not get treatment, acute angle-closure ...

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While there’s no cure for glaucoma, treatment can help manage it. Your specialist will create a personalized treatment plan based on your needs. Your treatment may vary depending on certain factors: ...

Traditional angle closure glaucoma management, including LPI, is being challenged due to limited evidence of efficacy in preventing visual field loss. The ZAP study suggests LPI's limited prophylactic ...

Cases of this eye condition are expected to increase to 1.6 million in the UK by 2060.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old woman in good health. I walk daily. The only prescribed medications I am on are two different eye drops for glaucoma. My eye pressure is under control; I have it ...

Glaucoma represents one of medicine’s most paradoxical challenges—a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide that progresses so silently many patients have no idea they’re affected until ...

Not all glaucoma cases are the same. There are actually several types of glaucoma, and your treatment will depend on what type of glaucoma you have. A small percentage of people with glaucoma have a ...

Open-angle glaucoma often has no symptoms until vision loss begins, so regular screening is important. You can use eye drops and laser therapy to slow the progression of open-angle glaucoma. Try using ...

Depending on the type of glaucoma, people typically have no symptoms in the early stages. However, once damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may notice blind spots, particularly in their ...

Left untreated, glaucoma can lead to blindness ...