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The World Health Organization considers glaucoma one of the primary causes of irreversible vision loss and blindness.1 Yet, according to a national survey commissioned by Allergan in collaboration with the Glaucoma Research Foundation, approximately 40% consider glaucoma to be somewhat or not very serious.

TACKLING GLAUCOMA

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GLAUCOMA 101*

Glaucoma is a disease that damages the eye's optic nerve. It typically occurs when fluid builds up in the front part of the eye. The extra fluid increases the pressure in the eye (called intraocular pressure or IOP), damaging the optic nerve.2,3

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*Glaucoma can be open-angle or closed-angle; 90% of cases can be attributed to open-angle glaucoma4

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27% of patients

with glaucoma are estimated to go blind in one eye over a 10-year period.5

An estimated
70 million people globally are living with glaucoma.6

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LIVING WITH GLAUCOMA

In glaucoma, vision loss due to elevated IOP in the eye is irreversible and often worsens over time. Uncontrolled, increased and changing IOP causes damage to the optic nerve and loss of vision.2,7,8

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Before blindness sets in, vision loss can affect people with glaucoma in multiple ways because the brain adapts to vision loss and compensates for some loss of vision.9,10

Thus, it's not surprising that based on a study of 40 patients with glaucoma:

People with glaucoma have a

3x greater risk of falls.11-13

People with glaucoma are at a

6x greater risk for automobile accidents.12

Vision impairment may be associated with decreased ability to perform activities of daily living.10

Before blindness sets in, vision loss can affect people with glaucoma in multiple ways because the brain adapts to vision loss and compensates for some loss of vision.9,10

Vision impairment may be associated with decreased ability to perform activities of daily living.10

Thus, it's not surprising that based on

a study of 40 patients with glaucoma:

People with glaucoma have a

3x greater risk of falls.11-13

People with glaucoma are at a

6x greater risk for automobile accidents.12

Vision loss over time

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References: 1. World Health Organization. Glaucoma Is Second Leading Cause of Blindness Globally. WHO.int. https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/82/11/feature1104/en/. Accessed September 13, 2019. 2. Boyd K. What Is Glaucoma? aao.org. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-glaucoma. Published August 28, 2019. Accessed September 13, 2019. 3. What Is Glaucoma? Glaucoma.org. https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma. Accessed September 13, 2019. 4. Types of Glaucoma. Glaucoma.org. https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma/types-of-glaucoma.php. Accessed September 13, 2019. 5. Peters D, et al. Lifetime risk of blindness in open-angle glaucoma. ajo.com. https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(13)00364-4/fulltext. Accessed on September 13, 2019. 6. Quigley HA. Number of People with Glaucoma Worldwide. Glaucoma.org. https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma/facts-statistics/glaucoma-facts-and-stats.php. Accessed September 13, 2019. 7. Nouri‐Mahdavi K, Hoffman D, Coleman AL, et al. Advanced glaucoma intervention study. Predictive factors for glaucomatous visual field progression in the advanced glaucoma intervention study. Ophthalmology. 2004;111(9):1627‐1635. 8. Asrani S, Zeimer R, Wilensky J, Gieser D, Vitale S, Lindenmuth K. Large diurnal fluctuations in intraocular pressure are an independent risk factor in patients with glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2000;9(2):134‐142. 9. Hoste, AM. New insights into the subjective perception of visual field effects. Bull Soc Belge Opthalmol. 2003;(287):65-71. 10. Varma, R, Lee, PP, Goldberg, I, Kotak, S. An Assessment of the health and economic burdens of glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011;152(4):515-522. 11. De Luna R, Mihailovic A, Nguyen A, Friedman D, Gitlin L, Ramulu P. The association of glaucomatous visual field loss and balance. Transl Vis Sci Technol . 2017;6(3):8. 12. Haymes SA, Leblanc RP, Nicolela MT, Chiasson LA, Chauhan BC. Risk of falls and motor vehicle collisions in glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007;48(3):1149‐1155. 13. National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine. Making Eye Health A Population Health Imperative. nap.edu. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23471/making-eye-health-a-population-health-imperative-vision-for-tomorrow. Accessed September 13, 2019.

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