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Human eye cross-sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute The pink rim of disc contains nerve fibers. The white cup is a pit with no nerve fibers. As glaucoma advances, the cup enlarges until it occupies most of the disc area. Courtesy AgingEye Times Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing ...
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Resources
- Advances in Glaucoma Treatment (Cleveland Clinic)
- African-Americans at Special Risk (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- All You Need to Know about Compliance (Glaucoma Foundation)
- Alternative Medicine (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- American Optometric Association
- Are You At Risk For Glaucoma? (National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS)
- Children with Glaucoma (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Glaucoma (National Institutes of Health)
- Cómo Hablarle a su Oculista (National Eye Institute)
- Diagram of the Eye (National Eye Institute)
- Diagrama del Ojo (National Eye Institute)
- Don't Lose Sight of Glaucoma (National Eye Institute)
- Driving When You Have Glaucoma (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- El Cuidado de los Ojos: Mitos y Realidades (National Eye Institute)
- Eye Drops Delay Onset of Glaucoma in People at Higher Risk (National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute)
- Eye Drops May Delay or Prevent Glaucoma in African Americans at Higher Risk (National Institutes of Health)
- Eye Health Organizations Database (National Eye Institute)
- Facts About Glaucoma - Information for Patients (National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS)
- Financial Aid for Eye Care (National Eye Institute)
- Find an Eye M.D. (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Finding an Eye Care Professional (National Eye Institute)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Glaucoma (Prevent Blindness America)
- Genes and Disease (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS)
- Glaucoma (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Glaucoma (HealthWorld)
- Glaucoma (MayoClinic)
- Glaucoma (HealthWorld)
- Glaucoma (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Glaucoma (Google Health)
- Glaucoma (National Institutes of Health)
- Glaucoma (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Glaucoma (Medline Plus)
- Glaucoma (Cleveland Clinic)
- Glaucoma and Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Glaucoma Education Program (National Eye Institute)
- Glaucoma Foundation
- Glaucoma in the Workplace (Glaucoma Foundation)
- Glaucoma Informacion para el paciente (National Eye Institute)
- Glaucoma Q & A (Cleveland Clinic)
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- Glaucoma Treatments (Cleveland Clinic)
- Glaucoma [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Glaucoma: Glossary of Medical Terms (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- Glaucoma: How Much Do You Know? (National Eye Institute)
- Glaucoma: How Much Do You Know? (National Eye Institute) - interactive test (National Eye Institute)
- Glaucoma: What You Should Know (National Eye Institute)
- Gleams Newsletter (Glaucoma Research Foundation)
- How Much Do You Know about Your Glaucoma? (Glaucoma Foundation)
- Immediate Treatment Helps Delay Progression of Glaucoma (National Eye Institute)
- National Eye Institute
- NEI Statement: Glaucoma and Marijuana Use (National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS)
- New Treatments for Glaucoma (Cleveland Clinic)
- Ocular Hypertension (American Optometric Association)
- Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma and Eye Drops (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-Americans (National Eye Institute)
- Progression of Open-Angle Glaucoma Through the Eyes of a Patient (American Health Assistance Foundation)
- Talking to Your Doctor (National Eye Institute)
- Treating Glaucoma (Glaucoma Foundation)
- Types of Glaucoma (Glaucoma Foundation)
- Use of Marijuana in the Treatment of Glaucoma (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Vision Problems in the U.S. (National Eye Institute) - Links to PDF File (National Eye Institute)
- Worksite Accommodations for Individuals with Vision Impairments (Job Accommodation Network)

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