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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of people getting a certain type of glaucoma surgery may suffer from temporary, sometimes severe vision loss afterwards, suggests a new study. A smaller proportion -- about 8 in every 100 -- could have ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - We are shelling out more and more money on treating glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to a new study.From 2001 to 2006, the yearly per-patient spending on medications rose from $445 to $557, on average.With ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight older women may be less likely than their thinner peers to develop the potentially blinding eye disease glaucoma, a study published Monday suggests.Researchers found that of nearly 4,000 older Dutch adults followed for a decade, heavier ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A recent study found that heavier women were less likely to get one type of glaucoma than their thinner peers - the first time this association has been shown, the authors report.The finding doesn't mean that anyone ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in most need of sight-preserving eyedrops may be the least successful in landing the therapy in their eyes, suggests a new study.Buildup of internal eye pressure is one of the main causes of the vision damage ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from vision-impairing glaucoma can exercise without fear of making the condition worse, according to a new study.Glaucoma arises from abnormally high fluid pressure within the eyes, a situation that can damage the optic nerve ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A contact lens that gradually dispenses a steady stream of medication to the eye could ease treatment for glaucoma and other eye ailments if it advances through animal and human testing, according to new research.For people who ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Glaucoma patients are likely to lose more of their vision if they suffer minor strokes, a three-year study in Hong Kong has found.Glaucoma, or damage to the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of blindness and experts ...
