Wednesday, December 28, 2011
New Year Rings in Glaucoma Awareness Month, Warning of a Glaucoma Epidemic on Horizon
In case you missed it before Christmas,"January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease," announced the Glaucoma Research Foundation. "Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness.
Moreover, among African American and Latino populations, glaucoma is the
leading cause of blindness...Over 4 million Americans, and nearly 70 million people worldwide,
have glaucoma. Experts estimate that half of them don’t know they have
it. Combined with our aging population, we can see an epidemic of
blindness looming if we don’t raise awareness." Read more.
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