Glaucoma

General Information

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Glaucoma -- A Hidden, Insidious Disease That Can Steal Your Eyesight

According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually steal sight without warning.

According the American Health Assistance Foundation, in the United States, approximately 2.2 million people age 40 and older have glaucoma, and of these, as many as 120,000 are blind due the disease. The number of Americans with glaucoma is estimated to increase to 3.3 million by the year 2020.