An infographic visualizing glaucoma incidence, symptoms, risk factors, and screening procedures. Annual comprehensive eye exams are the key to saving your sight from glaucoma.

1. every year
in medical costs
and productivity
losses.
billion$2.86
Glaucoma costs
the U.S. economy
at least
people.
million
6
it is estimated that
the number will double to
Americans
aged 40 and older
have glaucoma.
million
3
more than
BY 2050TODAY
Glaucoma is a leading cause
of irreversible blindness
· There is no cure for glaucoma.
· Vision loss caused by glaucoma
is permanent.
· Early detection is your best
defense.
Other types include
congenital, juvenile,
and secondary
glaucoma.
often has no symptoms
until sufferers begin
to lose their
peripheral vision.
NORMAL-TENSION
GLAUCOMA
progresses more
slowly and can
damage the eye
without
symptoms.
CHRONIC ANGLE-CLOSURE
GLAUCOMA
rainbow halo
around lights
blurred
vision
vomitingnauseasevere
pain
Symptoms may include:
is a medical emergency
and must be treated
immediately or blindness
could result in one or two days.
ACUTE ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA
Open-angle glaucoma
has no symptoms
until sufferers begin
to lose their
peripheral vision.
of people with glaucoma
have this form.
70-90%Roughly
This is the most predominant form.
OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma is a group
of eye disorders
that eventually lead
to optic nerve damage,
which can then lead
to vision loss
or complete blindness.
What is
glaucoma?
low eye
pressure
family history
of glaucoma
cardiovascular
disease
eye surgery
or injury
family history
of glaucoma
farsightednessolder age
use of
corticosteroids
high blood
pressure
eye surgery
or injury
diabetes
severe
nearsightedness
being older
than age 60
for the general
population
being older
than age 40
African American
suspicious
optic nerve
appearance
family history
of glaucoma
thin corneahigh eye
pressure
NORMAL-TENSION
GLAUCOMA
ANGLE-CLOSURE
GLAUCOMA
POTENTIAL FACTORS
OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA
Strong risk factors for...
Asian Americans should be aware of the
increased risk for angle-closure glaucoma and
normal-tension glaucoma relative to other
individuals with glaucoma.
more likely
to cause blindness
in African Americans than
in Caucasians.
times
15
Between the ages of
45 and 64, glaucoma is
more common among
African Americans and Hispanics
than Caucasians.
times3-4
In the United States,
glaucoma is approximately
Certain groups of people
are at a higher risk for
glaucoma
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Early diagnosis and treatment
are key to saving your sight from glaucoma.
Other tests include:
OPTIC NERVE TESTING
allows the doctor
to monitor any optic nerve
changes over time using
special computer imaging
machines.
GONIOSCOPY TESTING
allows the doctor to view
the angle at which the iris
meets the cornea using
a special contact lens
placed on the numbed
eye.
PARCHYMETRY TESTING
measures corneal
thickness using an
ultrasonic wave
instrument that briefly
touches the numbed eye.
VISUAL ACUITY TESTING
measures how well
patients can read a chart
from various distances.
TONOMETRY TESTING
measures eye pressure
using a puff of air or an
instrument that briefly
touches the numbed eye.
VISUAL FIELD TESTING
measures straight-ahead
and side vision using
lights of varying
brightness.
Special drops temporarily
enlarge the pupil
so the doctor can better see inside the eye.
A dilated pupil eye exam
is the most effective way to detect glaucoma.
are likely aware
that they have it.
glaucomapeople living with
Only half of
Less than half of all adult Americans
have comprehensive dilated eye exams
at least every two years.
Non-InvasivePainless
Annual
comprehensive
dilated eye
exams
are the best way
to protect your vision
against glaucoma.
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