What is glaucoma: the symptoms, types, risk factors, and prevention

What is glaucoma: the symptoms, types, and risk factors

Although millions of Americans have glaucoma, many of them do not know. Glaucoma may cause blindness. However, it is preventable. The fluid pressure in the eyeball is called intraocular pressure. If the intraocular pressure is too high, it may block the blood flow to the optic nerve and [...]

Cataracts: the symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and prevention

What are cataracts, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment

About 50 percent of people between 50 and 64 have cataracts, and this number increases to about 100 percent in those over 75. Cataracts are cloudy areas in the eye lens. The eye problem develops slowly, as the light is obstructed or distorted, resulting in opaque of the [...]