GLAUCOMA IS KNOWN AS THE ‘SNEAK THIEF OF SIGHT’ BECAUSE IT HAS NO EARLY WARNING SIGNS, NO CURE AND NO WAY TO PREVENT IT. BUT IF DETECTED EARLY IT CAN BE CONTROLLED, ACCORDING TO OPTOMETRIST KRIS KERESTAN.

 

                :17           (It isn’t very well understood. It is now well known. If left untreated glaucoma can

                                actually lead to a complete loss of sight. It does not have a cure. It’s not preventable

                                but it is treatable and can be detected in the comprehensive eye exam.)

 

TWO-POINT-SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS OVER AGE FORTY HAVE GLAUCOMA, A LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN ADULTS. IT IS SEEN AS A DISEASE OF THE ELDERLY BUT CAN STRIKE AT ANY AGE. KERESTAN SAYS IF DISCOVERED EARLY THROUGH AN ANNUAL EYE EXAM IT CAN BE CONTROLLED WITH EYE DROPS OR LASER SURGERY. THIS IS RICHARD FARMER.

 

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