Glaucoma Awareness | Health Channel

Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States. Glaucoma has no early symptoms — that’s why half of the people with glaucoma don’t know they have it. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma is to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam. There’s no cure for glaucoma, but early treatment can often stop the damage and protect your vision.  

Anyone can get glaucoma, but those at higher risk include:
- Everyone over age 60, especially Hispanics/Latinos
- African Americans over age 40
- People with a family history of glaucoma

Learn about the symptoms and causes of glaucoma: www.AllHealthTV.com

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[WormBurger]

My wife just had her glaucoma "cured".
Her normal eye pressure used to be low 30mm Hg

A couple of months ago she had surgery, Lamellar Sclerokeratoplasty.
Since then her eye pressure has been 14mm Hg, and the fluid drains as it should.
Medical advances are happening every day.

[wellbodisalone]

Receiving treatment for glaucoma is essential to prevent vision loss.

[Light-Shift]

There is a cure. You just dont talk about it. Where would be the money in that.