At the 2nd International Glaucoma Symposium in Mainz, Germany, on 31 January 2026, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and its role in glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmic disease took centre stage in a ...

A glaucoma test is a complete eye exam that checks vision, eye health, and optic nerve health. Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve. A complete eye exam can diagnose this condition.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Before the introduction of OCT, the standard of care for identifying initial glaucomatous damage was based on ...

High-tech metrics are not needed to evaluate the long-term risk that asymptomatic patients with primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) will proceed to glaucoma, data from a Chinese randomized trial ...

*Glaucoma affects an estimated 4.2 million people in the United States and is often called the silent thief of sight because it robs people of vision slowly and without early symptoms. January is ...

From cataracts to glaucoma and diabetic eye disease, many serious vision problems in older adults show no early symptoms.

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause slow, progressive damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, says Schultz. This growing damage is due to unsafe fluid buildup that causes pressure ...

What makes glaucoma especially dangerous is its lack of early symptoms. A doctor explains why screening matters.