January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a great opportunity to spread the word about a disease that affects more than 3 million people in the United States.
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The EyeFAQ series of videos are presented by Glaucoma Research Foundation to answer frequently asked questions about glaucoma. Leading ophthalmologists answer questions from patients about traumatic glaucoma, natural childbirth and glaucoma, how vision loss is defined and measured, and why...
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Researchers in the Catalyst for a Cure (CFC) Vision Restoration team funded by Glaucoma Research Foundation reported in a study published December 14, 2020 in PNAS (The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) that by inhibiting a particular family...
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The EyeFAQ series of videos are produced by Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) to answer frequently asked questions about glaucoma. Leading glaucoma specialists answer questions from patients about medication side effects, whether working long hours at a computer makes glaucoma worse,...
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Anna La Torre grew up in Campdevanol, a small village close to the Pyrenees in Catalonia. She enrolled in the University of Barcelona to study biology, and began her scientific career driven by curiosity. Specifically, how organisms build themselves from...
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Sometimes when we're faced with adversity and feel powerless to make a difference, the path forward lies in what we already know how to do. For Maureen Farrell, whose daughter, Fionna, was diagnosed with glaucoma when she was just 10,...
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The EyeFAQ series of videos are produced by Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) to answer frequently asked questions about glaucoma. Leading glaucoma specialists answer questions from patients about medications and surgery, diet and exercise, marijuana and other alternative treatments, correlations with...
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Over the course of the past several months, Glaucoma Research Foundation has heard from many patients and eye care professionals who had concerns about glaucoma care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statewide shutdowns impacted regularly scheduled eye exams, access to prescription...
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Telemedicine has a lot of potential to help in glaucoma. Population studies have shown that more than 50% of people in different populations have undiagnosed glaucoma. So you could think of tele-glaucoma as a way to improve access to care....
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Akorn’s generous donation included support from an employee giving program during Glaucoma Awareness Month in January 2020.
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