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| Glaucoma - surgery for [Go Back to Keywords List Page]  | surgery for
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is
damaged. This damage is often associated with elevated eye
pressure. The damage can lead to a loss of vision.
However, early treatment can prevent blindness. If you need
treatment, your doctor may recommend medication and possibly
surgery to reduce the pressure in one or both eyes.
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 | Diabetic Retinopathy: What You Can Do To Protect Your Vision
Diabetic retinopathy is a potential complication of diabetes that damages the eye's retina. It affects half of all Americans diagnosed with diabetes. Anyone with diabetes is at risk -- those with type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile onset)... |
 | Black Americans less likely to have glaucoma surgery
A study of Medicare patients indicated that although black Americans are more than six times as likely as whites to develop glaucoma, they undergo surgery to correct the eye condition at only half the expected rate... |
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