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5 Facts to Know About Glaucoma

5 Facts to Know About Glaucoma

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, the perfect time to raise awareness of glaucoma and how it is detected and treated. Glaucoma accounts for 9 to 12% of all cases of blindness worldwide — and is a leading cause of total vision loss in the United States. About 4 million Americans are affected by either total vision loss or diminished vision due to this sight-stealing disease. The Glaucoma Research Foundation estimates that worldwide, 80 million people have glaucoma, and 4.5 million of those individuals are blinded by the disease. To understand why glaucoma is a sight-stealing condition and how you can protect your eyes and preserve your vision, let’s dig a little deeper. What...