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Dr. Andrew Iwach discusses Glaucoma 360
Andrew Iwach, MD discusses Glaucoma 360: three annual events uniting research, industry, and philanthropy with one mission — to find a cure for glaucoma
Read More »Rick Halprin, Alcon Global Marketing Manager, Joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors
Rick Halprin, CPA, the Global Marketing Manager, Glaucoma, for Alcon Laboratories, Inc., has joined the Board of Directors of Glaucoma Research Foundation in San Francisco.
Read More »Free Smartphone App Helps Patients Manage Eye Medications
EyeDROPS for iPhone and Android phones is the first smartphone app designed to allow patients and their caregivers to manage all of their eye medications and to provide reminders to take them.
Read More »Glaucoma Research Foundation Expands Spanish Language Website
The Glaucoma Research Foundation has increased the number of Spanish-language articles available on its website. The complete list of Spanish articles covering a wide scope of information about glaucoma can be found online at www.glaucoma.org/es
Read More »May is Healthy Vision Month: Keep an Eye on Your Vision
Healthy Vision Month is a great opportunity to learn about eye health and to make sure you and your family understand the importance of regular comprehensive dilated eye exams in maintaining healthy vision.
Read More »New Spanish Eye Health Website Launched
A new Spanish-language website was recently launched in response to ongoing research showing that Hispanics/Latinos have a high incidence of glaucoma and other eye diseases.
Read More »New App Helps the Blind to Recognize Objects
A new app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is designed to help people who are blind or visually impaired recognize everyday objects by using their device's camera.
Read More »FDA Approves Preservative-Free Drug to Treat Glaucoma
The U.S.FDA has approved a new once-daily, preservative-free eye drop medication from Merck for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.
Read More »Report from the 2012 New Horizons Forum
"New Horizons" is a forum to share the latest thinking and ideas for dealing with glaucoma, which because of its symptom-less nature, has often been described as a "silent thief of sight."
Read More »Glaucoma Research Foundation Salutes Dr. Percy Julian in Honor of Black History Month
In the 1950’s, Dr. Percy Julian, scientist and medical researcher, found a way to mass produce a drug used to treat glaucoma.
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