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World Glaucoma Week: The 'silent thief of sight'

Posted at 1:56 PM, Mar 15, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-15 16:56:18-04

Glaucoma impacts more than 60 million people worldwide, including nearly 3 million Americans. However, about half the people living with glaucoma do not know it. And those living with the condition often take on the difficult task of managing multiple medications each day to help control the pressure in their inner eye, while others choose to have surgery.