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Glaucoma Genetic Testing

Click Here For Glaucoma Video Glaucoma is a complex multi-factorial disease. In plain English, that means it is not one disease and not caused by one factor only. Recent knowledge has made us acutely aware that eye pressure is not the determining factor in the diagnosis of glaucoma. When the pressure inside the eye was [...]

Eyecare Resources For The Unemployed

If you are desperately trying to find eyecare resources for your community for the new influx of unemployed and uninsured the National Eye Institute has published a helpful list: Financial Aid for Eye Care Many state and national resources regularly provide aid to people with vision problems. The National Eye Institute, which supports eye research, does [...]

Eyes Pseudotumor Cerebri

Pseudotumor cerebri is an eye condition that can be confused with a brain tumor due to swelling of the optic nerve. Like a brain tumor, the fluid inside the skull that cushions the brain and flows around the spinal column develops elevated pressure.  It is also referred to as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension or Benign Intracranial [...]