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Glaucoma Screening
September 07, 2010
Glaucoma Screening
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States.
Over 2.2 million Americans age 40 and over have open-angle glaucoma. Often progressing silently, it is estimated that up to one-half of Americans with glaucoma may not know they have the disease.
Since glaucoma progresses with little or no warning signs or symptoms, and vision loss from glaucoma is irreversible, it is very important that people receive an annual screening.
Anyone can develop glaucoma. Some risk factors that may increase an individual’s chances of developing glaucoma include age, race, family history, and medical history.
According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), African-Americans between the ages of 45 – 64 are 15 times more likely to go blind from glaucoma than Caucasians from the same age group and the incidence of glaucoma increases with age.
Adults with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop glaucoma as other adults, and the longer a person has had diabetes, the more likely he or she is to develop glaucoma.
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