A type of glaucoma called normal-tension glaucoma is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and possibly dementia, finds research published online in the British Journal of ...

CHICAGO — A large national study out of Taiwan has found that people with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) are about 50% more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) than people without this form of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IOP lowering is effective for the treatment of normal-tension glaucoma. Normal-tension glaucoma is easy to miss, ...

Glaucoma is often called the “silent thief of sight”, and for good reason. Millions live with this condition without even ...

An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 ...

Glaucoma harms the optic nerve, which is the cable-like structure that sends visual signals from the eye to the brain. When this nerve is damaged, vision gradually fades, and if the condition is not ...

A glaucoma specialist in my health maintenance organization recently recommended that I take salt tablets to raise my blood pressure (usually 115-120/60-70 mm Hg) to at least 130/ ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Based on previous but limited studies, Sean Mullany, MD, from Flinders University in Australia, and colleagues ...