Bogota Free Planet CommentsThe Sneak Thief of SightPosted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 24, 2010 at 09:29 PM
Glaucoma The statistics are frightening. Three million North Americans suffer from glaucoma. The National Eye Institute estimates that 120,000 are blind because of this disease. And half the people with glaucoma do not know they have it. Glaucoma is also the leading cause of blindness in African-Americans and the second leading cause of blindness in North Americans. The underlying cause of glaucoma is not known. For years doctors believed the primary problem was increased pressure within the eye. And that this pressure suddenly or slowly destroyed the optic nerve that carries images to the brain. However, 20 percent of patients with glaucoma have normal eye pressures yet the nerve cells still die. More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: Careless Use of Contact Lenses Can Cause Blindness Previous entry: To Hear Or Not To Hear Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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