Glaucoma Archives

AMD & Low Vision Awareness Month: Preventing Falls

Posted on February 7, 2024 - 1:20 pm by Pris Rogers

Person using white cane while walking outside

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. It is an opportunity to highlight current research on AMD, other eye conditions, and falls. Fall Risk and Low Vision A recent British study finds people with cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are at a 33% greater risk of falls or fractures […]

Glaucoma Treatment and Low Vision

Posted on January 25, 2023 - 6:14 am by Pris Rogers

As we end Glaucoma Awareness Month and begin Low Vision Awareness Month, it is important to be aware of new glaucoma treatments and the implications of glaucoma for visual functioning and daily tasks. What is Glaucoma? “Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to blindness by damaging the optic nerve. The eye continuously […]

Glaucoma: An Eye Condition with Worldwide Impact

Posted on March 24, 2022 - 5:43 pm by Pris Rogers

Representation of Tunnel Vision Caused by Glaucoma compliments of NEI Image library

VisionAware has just updated our Glaucoma Information. Why? Because people who are living with this eye condition need creditable information and resources. And… Glaucoma Affects Millions of People According to the National Eye Institute, from 2010 to 2050, the number of people in the U.S. with glaucoma is expected to increase by more than double, […]

January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month

Posted on January 12, 2022 - 6:33 pm by Admin

graph of US indicating 1/2 people do not know they have glaucoma and the importance of making a resolution to find out.

VisionAware partners with the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) to provide essential resources and updated information about glaucoma and other eye conditions. According to NEHEP, glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States, and it has no early symptoms. Therefore, half of those with glaucoma are unaware they […]