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Tag: Philippine Glaucoma Society

  • Glaucoma more prevalent among elderly

    I wrote earlier about the higher risk of glaucoma among diabetic people. This incurable disease is also well known to plague the elderly. No surprise there, as our nerves deteriorate with age. The best and probably only defense to glaucoma is early detection. Want to know more? Read on.

  • Can diabetes cause glaucoma?

    Earlier this year the Philippine Glaucoma Society held a series of awareness campaigns in observation of World Glaucoma Week. Having a failing eyesight myself, vision is indeed of utmost importance. I can hardly imagine going blind – that would be the worst kind of nightmare.

  • 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…