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Glaucoma Education

 

 

In our Glaucoma Education section you will find links to more information about the nature of glaucoma, its diagnosis and treatment.

 

 

Are you at risk for glaucoma?  Click here to find out.

Learn about the risk factors that predispose individuals to developing glaucoma.

 

Types of Glaucoma

Learn more about the many types of glaucoma.

 

Treatments for Glaucoma

Learn more about treatments used in the care of glaucoma patients.

 

Click here to read highlight from our weekly chats with a glaucoma specialist.

On the first and third Wednesday of each month, a Wills Eye Institute glaucoma specialist, or a guest specialist, hosts an online question-and-answer session for glaucoma patients, families, and friends. Highlights of those chats are posted here.

 

Click here to search frequently asked questions from past chats.

This section contains questions and answers about a variety of topics that could not be included in highlights of the "doctor" chats, because they were not about the designated topic.

 

GlaucoTips, click here to tips for living with glaucoma.

GlaucoMates share tips about living with glaucoma.

 

 

More information:

September 2011 Learning About Glaucoma Video - Dr. Spaeth (moderator)

2011 Learning About Glaucoma Video - Dr. Spaeth (moderator), Dr. Marlene Moster, and Dr. Henderer

2010 Learning About Glaucoma video hosted by George Spaeth, MD, guests Marlene Moster, MD and Anand Mantravadi, MD.

Glaucoma Awareness video with Dr. Spaeth, Dr. Moster and Dr. Pro

Understanding Glaucoma

Diagnosis of Glaucoma

Common Misconceptions of Glaucoma

How Does Lifestyle Affect Glaucoma?

The Role of Blood Flow in Glaucoma

Now I Have Glaucoma, What Can I Expect?

Cataract Surgery & the Glaucoma Patient

Neuroprotection: Help for Glaucoma Patient?

What is a Glaucoma Specialist?

What is Glaucoma?  Click here to learn more.

Learn how specialists characterize this disease, actually a complex group of potentially blinding conditions.

 

Click here to learn more about glaucoma symptoms.

Learn about the symptoms of the various types of glaucoma.

 

Learn more about testing involved in glaucoma.

Learn about the various diagnostic and monitoring tests used in the care of glaucoma patients.

 

Portuguese Speakers / Versão em português
Nesta seção, encontram-se fontes para ajuda, bem como os destaques dos
"chats" com especialistas em glaucoma, traduzidos para o Português (do Brasil),
com a ajuda do médico João França Lopes e do engenheiro Francisco M.

 

Spanish Speakers - Ayuda en Español

En esta sección, usted puede encontrar fuentes de ayuda y lo destacado de las charlas virtuales con expertos de glaucoma traducidos para el español, con la ayuda del oftalmólogo João França Lopes


Click here for more information on Glaucoma 2006.
The 27th Annual Glaucoma Conference

Appropriate, Individualized Care of Persons with Glaucoma Prevents Disability

 

 

Click here for articles from the 2003 Glaucoma Symposium at Wills.

Read the abstracts of talks presented at the landmark Glaucoma Service Scientific Symposium held in Philadelphia in 2003, "Enhancing the Quality of Life of Patients with Glaucoma: A World of Individuals."

 

 

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