Although primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 55, there remains no cure for the disease and its biological mechanisms are not well understood.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased niacin intake was associated with decreased odds for glaucoma. Researchers observed a positive effect ...

Primary open angle glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease have long been established as two separate pathological entities, primarily affecting the elderly. The progressive, irreversible course of both ...

A gospel truth in ophthalmology has been that people of African ancestry are more likely to develop glaucoma, but a new study clouded the picture. The long-term cohort study has identified modifiable ...

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form, and yet the cause of this disease is poorly understood. Findings from ...

Clinicians should consider statin use a risk factor for glaucoma for patients in their 60s. Statin use appears to elevate the risk for glaucoma development in adults — especially those in their 60s — ...

An international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma and the leading ...

Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is characterized by anatomic blockage of the drainage angle of the eye leading to elevated eye pressure and optic neuropathy, and its molecular pathogenesis is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have identified significant associations between intracranial pressure, translaminar pressure ...

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are using a novel approach to hopefully develop a new therapy for glaucoma, a complex disease that eventually leads to blindness, ...