The most significant risk factor for conversion from pigment dispersion syndrome to pigmentary glaucoma was an intraocular pressure greater than 21 mm Hg, according to a long-term study. Additionally, ...

Purpose To assess the prevalence of red and/or blonde hair in a defined pigmentary glaucoma (PG) population and to compare their clinical findings with those of PG patients with black or brown hair.

An international team of researchers has identified a gene responsible for the onset of pigmentary glaucoma, which may lead to new therapies for the condition. It is the first time a cause of the ...

An international team of researchers has identified a gene responsible for the onset of pigmentary glaucoma, which may lead to new therapies for the condition. "People who traditionally we wouldn't ...

Peter H. Gott, M.D. Dear Dr. Gott: Last year, during my yearly eye examination, my doctor asked me if I had poked my eye with a stick (which I hadn’t), because I had a line in my eye, which was a ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. Each type of glaucoma is different, but most have no ...

Performing cataract extraction relieves the iridolenticular contact, but in younger patients it could be years before patients need cataract extraction. Other options for younger patients would be ...

PDS suspects with any one of the following signs: corneal endothelial pigmentation, iris transillumination defects (ITDs), pigment granule dusting on anterior iris surface, posterior iris bowing, ...

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A clinic in California is testing a laser procedure that eliminates pigment in the patient's eyes, turning them blue. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled ...

The cause of glaucoma is unknown, but it is accompanied by high eye pressure. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Glaucoma is a group ...