From digital eye strain and rising myopia to cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, here’s a look at the major eye health ...
Higher dietary nitrate intake, mainly from leafy green vegetables, is most consistently linked with a reduced risk of primary ...
Eating leafy green vegetables is “consistently associated with” a lower risk for developing primary open-angle glaucoma, ...
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If you’ve heard that smoking marijuana can treat glaucoma, we have an important tip: the rumor isn’t true. But experts at the John A. Moran Eye Center say they can direct you to the latest treatments ...
New research suggests a path forward that could change the lives of millions around the world. It may lead to a breakthrough for people who are losing vision due to retinal damage and conditions like ...
Conventional thinking among ophthalmologists has been to tell their patients with glaucoma to sleep with their head elevated, but doing so may contribute to the progression of the eye disorder and, in ...
Adults with high cholesterol taking statins may have a significantly higher risk of developing glaucoma than those not taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs, an observational study of a large research ...
Diabetic patients treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) had a significantly lower risk of developing glaucoma as compared with metformin, a large retrospective cohort study showed. Patients ...
Different types and intensities of exercise may have different effects on short-term IOP. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise can lead to significant reductions in short-term intraocular pressure (IOP ...
Glaucoma is not fatal. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause significant vision loss and eventually blindness, but early treatment can help protect vision and slow the progression of the disease.