Glaucoma
Give the Gift of Sight Month Highlights Urgent Need to Prevent Avoidable Blindness
Give the Gift of Sight Month, observed each December, is drawing renewed attention this year as public health officials and advocacy groups highlig...
- Jessica Wilson
Glaucoma in Black Communities: Understanding the Disproportionate Impact
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, but its burden is not shared equally. In the United States, Black communities face a ...
- Jessica Wilson
Factors associated with vision loss in Black or Hispanic patients 1 year after standalone or combined Ahmed glaucoma valve surgery
Purpose:
To determine factors associated with vision loss 1 year after Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) surgery in Black or Hispanic patie...
Diabetes Drugs Linked With Lower Risks of Open-Angle Glaucoma, AMD
New findings from a prospective cohort study outline associations between diabetes medications and common eye conditions, such as open-angle glauco...
Minorities with glaucoma facing cost barriers to medication
Investigators have found that racial and ethnic minorities with glaucoma are facing higher cost-related barriers to medication, which remained afte...
Minority Patients With Glaucoma Have Greater Cost-Related Barriers to Medication
Racial and ethnic minorities with glaucoma have significantly higher cost-related barriers to medication, which remained after controlling for soci...
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