Is Vision Loss Inevitable With Glaucoma? The answer greatly depends on getting an early diagnosis. During Glaucoma Awareness Month this January, here’s what you need to know about this serious eye disease. Around 4.2 million Americans have glaucoma, half of whom don’t even know they have it. Mainly affecting people over 60, diabetics, or those […]
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What You Need to Know About Glaucoma, the ‘Silent’ Eye Disease Our bodies have an amazing way of letting us know when we’re sick or injured. Even so, some health conditions can “fly under the radar,” so to speak: By the time you begin to sense something’s wrong, permanent harm may have already occurred. Glaucoma,
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An estimated 3 million Americans currently have some form of glaucoma, a serious eye disease that accounts for some 120,000 cases of blindness each year. But there’s something even more stunning about these numbers: Experts estimate only about half of those affected know they have the disease. “We often refer to glaucoma as the ‘silent
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Today in the United States, around 3 million adults—most over forty—contend with the serious sight-robbing disease, glaucoma. What’s even more disturbing, though, is that most eye care providers expect that number to increase significantly over the next decade. “Glaucoma continues to be a leading cause of blindness in the U.S.,” says Dr. Adam Quinn, a
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Hattiesburg Eye Clinic’s new glaucoma specialist Dr. Adam Quinn was still unpacking his clinical office after relocating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where he has just completed a glaucoma fellowship. The next day he would be seeing his first patients in South Mississippi. “Let’s just say it’s going to be a full
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