Posts Tagged Glaucoma Awareness Month
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January Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham Birthstone - Garnet Flower – Carnation January is the first month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars (the calendar that we use). It is named after the Roman god, Janus, who was the god of doorways, or enterin...
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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
By Nikhil Wagle Eye Surgeons Associates In the U.S., more than two million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50 percent, to more than three million, by 2020. Glaucoma is an eye disease typically characterized by elevated pressure ...
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Glaucoma Awareness Month
By Nikhil Wagle Eye Surgeons Associates The second leading cause of blindness in the United States is glaucoma. A chronic disease that affects about four million Americans over the age of 40, half of whom remain unaware they have the disease. Unlike most other diseases, the most common for...
