January 20, 2016
Preventing Glaucoma: What you need to know
What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a chronic progressive eye disease characterized by a degeneration of the optic nerve. This can lead to serious vision loss if not detected and treated early. The optic nerve takes all of the information the eye sees and transmits that information to the brain. Glaucoma is one of the leading […]
October 2, 2014
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a condition of increased eye pressure (intraocular pressure) in the eye. This rise in pressure is due to the gradual build up of fluid, aqueous humor, which under normal circumstances steadily exits the eye. This increased pressure exerts damage on the eye’s weakest point, where the optic nerve inserts. Gradually, the optic nerve […]
