Glaucoma patients report a wide range of emotional and psychological changes
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Fear of the unknown is one of the greatest issues facing patients with glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness worldwide after cataracts. People also worry about how the eye disease, which can be hereditary, will affect other members of their family. Researchers spoke to 24 people aged from 23 to 86 with glaucoma, which can lead to severe restriction of the visual field and irreversible blindness if it is not detected early enough and successfully treated.