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Tag: Opthalmologist

  • Living with glaucoma: A writer’s story

    In many cases, glaucoma not only takes away light, it also takes away the chance for people to live a normal life and to do things that they usually do. Glaucoma is a thief in the night. It steals away sight in the most unexpected times. Patients will only discover that they are indeed suffering…

  • Doctors know best: How your eye doctor knows you have glaucoma

    An anxiety unlike anyone has ever before felt falls over every patient who visits the doctor. The sort of news that patients usually dread are those that leaves surprising and uncompromising repercussions. Most patients expect news about their health like obesity, hypertension, or even diabetes. One disease that you certainly would not want to have…

  • Glaucoma is leading cause of blindness for Pinoys

    Did you know that you can actually go blind without knowing? First, your field of vision shrinks and you may feel some pain in your eye or slight blurring of vision. This goes unnoticed until its late stages, where the damage is irreparable — eventually you go blind. For many Filipinos, glaucoma is a silent…