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Glaucoma
Follow the links below to more information about glaucoma.
Glaucoma linked with car accidents
People with glaucoma are 4 times more likely to have a car accident than Australians with normal vision, an ophthalmologist warns.
Cocaine users at risk of glaucoma
Cocaine users may have a 45 per cent increased risk of the eye disease glaucoma and develop it at a younger age, a study suggests.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a progressive disease of the optic nerve which, if left untreated, eventually causes loss of vision.
Glaucoma and driving
You must be able to see properly to drive safely. Drivers with poor peripheral vision in both eyes are more at risk of crashing than drivers with normal peripheral vision.
Glaucoma: acute glaucoma
In acute glaucoma the pressure in the eye increases rapidly, leading to sudden symptoms such as eye pain. Urgent treatment is needed to prevent vision loss.
Glaucoma: are you at risk?
Although anyone can get glaucoma, some people have a higher risk than others.
Glaucoma: can it be treated?
Although there is no cure for glaucoma it can usually be controlled and further loss of sight either prevented or at least slowed down.
Glaucoma: how is it detected?
Regular eye examinations are the best way to detect glaucoma early.
Glaucoma: what are the different types?
Chronic (primary open-angle) glaucoma is the most common form of this disease. However, other forms occur.
Glaucoma: what are the symptoms?
Chronic (primary open-angle) glaucoma is the commonest type. It has no symptoms until eye sight is lost at a later stage.
Glaucoma: what is it?
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve at the back of the eye is slowly destroyed.
julEYE
julEYE is the RANZCO Eye Foundation's eye health awareness month, which aims to raise community awareness of eye health issues.
World Glaucoma Week
World Glaucoma Week aims to raise awareness of glaucoma – an eye condition that commonly goes undiagnosed because there are often no warning signs.
People with glaucoma are 4 times more likely to have a car accident than Australians with normal vision, an ophthalmologist warns.
Cocaine users at risk of glaucoma
Cocaine users may have a 45 per cent increased risk of the eye disease glaucoma and develop it at a younger age, a study suggests.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a progressive disease of the optic nerve which, if left untreated, eventually causes loss of vision.
Glaucoma and driving
You must be able to see properly to drive safely. Drivers with poor peripheral vision in both eyes are more at risk of crashing than drivers with normal peripheral vision.
Glaucoma: acute glaucoma
In acute glaucoma the pressure in the eye increases rapidly, leading to sudden symptoms such as eye pain. Urgent treatment is needed to prevent vision loss.
Glaucoma: are you at risk?
Although anyone can get glaucoma, some people have a higher risk than others.
Glaucoma: can it be treated?
Although there is no cure for glaucoma it can usually be controlled and further loss of sight either prevented or at least slowed down.
Glaucoma: how is it detected?
Regular eye examinations are the best way to detect glaucoma early.
Glaucoma: what are the different types?
Chronic (primary open-angle) glaucoma is the most common form of this disease. However, other forms occur.
Glaucoma: what are the symptoms?
Chronic (primary open-angle) glaucoma is the commonest type. It has no symptoms until eye sight is lost at a later stage.
Glaucoma: what is it?
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve at the back of the eye is slowly destroyed.
julEYE
julEYE is the RANZCO Eye Foundation's eye health awareness month, which aims to raise community awareness of eye health issues.
World Glaucoma Week
World Glaucoma Week aims to raise awareness of glaucoma – an eye condition that commonly goes undiagnosed because there are often no warning signs.
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