Glaucoma

Why Glaucoma Being Called 'The Silent Thief Of Sight'?

Glaucoma typically affects peripheral vision initially, gradually narrowing the field of vision over time.

May 05, 2024, 14:19 PM IST

World Glaucoma Day 2024: How Diabetes Can Put Your Vision at Risk? Expert Shares

On World Glaucoma Day, let's take a step back to understand the silent killer of vision and the interplay it may have with your health. Expert shares views, read more.

Mar 12, 2024, 17:47 PM IST

World Glaucoma Day 2024: 10 Tips To Protect Your Vision

On World Glaucoma Day 2024, an ophthalmologist shares 10 ways in which you can maintain eye health and reduce possibility of glaucoma.

Mar 12, 2024, 16:24 PM IST

Glaucoma: Lack Of Timely Treatment Can Lead To Blindness - Check Risks And Symptoms

Glaucoma Awareness Month: Several factors increase the risk of developing glaucoma. Regular eye check-ups, especially for those with risk factors, are paramount, as is awareness because often, it goes undetected in its initial stages.

Jan 10, 2024, 09:46 AM IST

Eye Health: Elderly People Might Have Glaucoma Without Realizing It - Study

Glaucoma is a common eye disease that damages the optic nerve and thereby the field of vision.

Sep 08, 2023, 17:42 PM IST

High Blood Sugar: How Diabetes Can Be Dangerous For Eye Health

Impact of diabetes on eyes

Jun 22, 2023, 09:25 AM IST

Glaucoma Care: Caregivers Role In Helping Patients Cope With The Condition

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause blindness and we bring you ways in which the family, primary caregiver and counsellors can adopt to provide better care to loved ones with this condition.

Jun 04, 2023, 12:15 PM IST

High Blood Sugar: How Diabetes Can Affect Eyes, Expert Explains

People with diabetes should manage their blood sugar levels through healthy eating, exercise, and medication as prescribed by their healthcare provider.

Apr 14, 2023, 17:51 PM IST

Myth Buster: Debunking 5 Common Misconceptions About Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a complex eye disease that can cause progressive damage to the optic nerve, leading to irreversible vision loss and blindness. Let`s debunk the most common myths about glaucoma.

Mar 11, 2023, 13:33 PM IST

Childhood Glaucoma: Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment

Glaucoma is often known as the "silent thief of sight." Let`s investigate the causes and prevention of glaucoma in children this Glaucoma Awareness Month so that everyone can have healthy vision.

Jan 31, 2023, 11:33 AM IST

Air pollution can cause blindness: Study

The findings, published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, found that people in neighbourhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution were at least six per cent more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas.

Nov 26, 2019, 13:07 PM IST

World Glaucoma Week 2018: Types and symptoms of the eye disease

Glaucoma is found very common in older adults and can lead to loss of vision if left untreated.

Mar 12, 2018, 12:31 PM IST

Can a cup of hot tea every day keep glaucoma away?

The new findings show that lifestyle changes could help prevent vision loss from glaucoma.

Dec 15, 2017, 19:26 PM IST

Gene editing method could prevent glaucoma

Researchers found that removing the mutated protein by disrupting the mutant myociln results in lowered intraocular pressure, which in turn prevents glaucomatous damage to the eye.

Oct 03, 2017, 15:14 PM IST

Researchers identify potential predictor of glaucoma damage

Researchers idendified a marker of damage to cells in the eye which could be used to monitor progression of glaucoma and the effectiveness of the treatment.

May 07, 2017, 00:28 AM IST

This pair of smart contact lens may diagnose diabetes, glaucoma

Since blood sugar can be measured with tears, many attempts have been made to monitor diabetes with contact lenses. However, their biggest drawback has been poor wearability.

May 05, 2017, 23:19 PM IST

New eye test may detect early signs of glaucoma

Glaucoma affects an estimated 60 million people in the world, with one in 10 suffering total sight loss in both the eyes.

Apr 30, 2017, 17:38 PM IST

How smoking causes glaucoma, other eye diseases

Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to eye’s optic nerve and gets worse over time.

Mar 20, 2017, 09:12 AM IST

Telangana Governor calls for creating awareness about glaucoma

Currently, in India, every 8th individual, or nearly 40 million aged 40 years or older, either has glaucoma or is at risk of developing the disease, the release said.

Mar 12, 2017, 17:27 PM IST