Head author, Chenxu Yu, Ph.D helming a latest study reported the findings about inching nearer to a test which could positively transform the manner in which symptoms of glaucoma are diagnosed. Glaucoma is the second prevalent reason for eyesight failure and sightlessness affecting seventy million individuals globally inclusive of two million in the U.S. It is a collection of eye disorders which could harm the optic nerve that conveys optical information to the brain from the eyes. It generally is the result of fluid pressure building up over spans of time that exerts pressure on the optic nerve leading to its damage. Vision damage occurs with no apparent caveat signs that could caution the person into visiting a physician. It is not curable and leads to irretrievable vision loss. Physicians  [...] 

Laser surgery could be widely effectual in treating narrow angle glaucoma. It is generally a swift, moderately trouble-free method and often conducted in the doctor’s office. Majority forms of medical insurance also provide cover for this procedure. Narrow-angle glaucoma is less prevalent in comparison to open-angle glaucoma, involving the eye’s drainage area contracting. This tapering occurs due to the iris in the eye moving nearer to the drainage area in prone persons. There could be an increase in intraocular pressure and resultant narrow angle glaucoma when the iris has moved that near to the drainage area that it has closed it. In case the condition is not treated instantaneously it could lead to lasting vision failure. Laser procedure for treating narrow-angle glaucoma is often the  [...]