Glaucoma

New study out of Parma, Italy, shows that annual low energy laser treatments for Ocular Hypertension (early glaucoma) gave good long term results in maintaining eye pressures within normal ranges and avoiding need to start eye medications to control the elevated eye pressure. PEA will now offer this painless treatment. ORLANDO, Florida — For patients …

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Using a large, nationwide health care claims database including more than 150,000 women age 50 or older, investigators evaluated the association between different classes of postmenopausal hormone therapies and development of primary open-angle glaucoma. Subjects were in the plan for at least four years had at least two visits to an eye care provider during …

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Miriam E. Tucker | March 04, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC — High folate intake is associated with a reduced risk for exfoliation glaucoma, according to an analysis of data from 2 large prospective cohort studies. “Normalizing folate levels by eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of exfoliation glaucoma,” said Louis …

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Which way do you sleep? Face down in the pillow? Flat on your back? On your side? A recent study reported in the December 2013 edition of the American Journal of Opthalmology investigated the relationship between sleeping position and vision degradation in normal tension and open angle glaucoma patients. Of the 692 patients in the …

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