Glaucoma creeps in without pain or obvious symptoms, slowly damaging your optic nerve. Regular eye exams and early detection ...

You may have heard the term “glaucoma” before, but what is it really, and how do you know if you have it? Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged over time due to elevated ...

Glaucoma remains one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, often progressing silently until vision loss has already occurred. Known as the “silent thief of sight,” the disease ...

Depending on the type of glaucoma, people typically have no symptoms in the early stages. However, once damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may notice blind spots, particularly in their ...

Graves’ eye disease can cause swelling, dryness, and irritation, but there are ways to cope with the discomfort. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid ...

Glaucoma can occur in children, although it is rare. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent permanent vision loss. Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages the optic nerve. Without ...

Surgeries for thyroid eye disease include orbital decompression (to relieve swelling), strabismus (to repair eye muscles and correct eye alignment), and eyelid retraction correction (to restore eyelid ...

Christine L. Larsen, MD, is an ophthalmologist practicing at Minnesota Eye Consultants where she serves as medical director for the four ancillary surgery centers in the practice. A cataract is a ...