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May is Healthy Vision Month! Here are some basic healthy vision tips you can practice this month #healthyvisionmonth

What is Optic Nerve Cupping? Swipe to learn more!

It’s Friday! Are you ready for your weekly dose of #EyeFAQ ?? Question: How much caffeine can glaucoma patients consume daily?... Here’s Justin Schweitzer, OD from Vance Vision in South Dakota with this week’s answer.

Read to learn about nutritional supplements and a well balanced diet fit for glaucoma patients Read the full article: glaucoma.org/treatment/nutrition-and-glaucoma.php

It’s our pleasure to share this heartwarming Giving Story about The Lea Family The Lea Family recently fundraised $10K through a Facebook fundraiser for glaucoma research and awareness in honor of their baby, Demi! Demi was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at 3 months old. Since then, she has undergone 3 micro surgeries. ... If you would like to join The Lea Family and fundraise in honor of your loved one, click the fundraise button on this page. Or visit: https://glaucoma.funraise.org/fundraiser/signup Heather Lea

Glaucoma 360 Shaffer Prize winner, Pete A. Williams, and his team, published a study on neuroprotection in glaucoma titled: Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction The next phase of the study will be long term multi-center clinical trials set to begin later this year. With trials taking place in Sweden, Australia, Singapore, and the UK. ... Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com//arti/pii/S2213231721001361

Happy Friday! Here’s another EyeFAQ! What should I do if I miss a dose of my eye drops?... Watch Dr. Gaddie explain what to do when you miss your eye drops. #EyeFAQ

Recently diagnosed with glaucoma? Here are some questions to ask your eye care physician at your next appointment. Read the full article:... https://www.glaucoma.org/treat/working-with-your-doctor.php

Did you know East Asians experience the highest rate of blindness in the world from of the most common types of glaucoma? Swipe to learn more! Read the full article at: ... www.glaucoma.org/gleams/glaucoma-in-asian-populations.php

It’s Friday and we know it! Here’s your weekly dose of #EyeFAQ! Dr. Gaddie from Gaddie Eye Centers in Kentucky discusses the importance of sharing your diagnosis with your immediate family. ... Let us know what questions you’d like to see answered next in the comment section! #EyeFAQ

Are you feeling iffy about visiting your glaucoma clinic for the first time during COVID-19? https://hubs.ly/H0Kjpyl0 Here’s @glaucomatoday ‘s most recent podcast about visiting the glaucoma clinic during the time of COVID-19. It features GRF volunteer and patient advocate, Richie Kahn, MPH as well as Dr.Iwach from the Glaucoma Center of San Francisco.

JUST IN: One of our generous donors is providing 10 complimentary tickets for anyone who would like to join us for our virtual Annual Gala this Friday, January 29, 2021!! If you would like to claim one of these complimentary household tickets, please leave a comment on this post and we will contact you with a registration link. Join us for this special opportunity to honor those dedicated to a future free from glaucoma, such as, ... Amy Dixon (Amy Dixon Blind Athlete), who has shown outstanding dedication to improving the lives of patients with vision loss education See more

Join us for the Glaucoma Research Foundation 2021 Virtual Annual Gala! Friday, January 29, 2021 To register visit: https://2021gala.funraise.org/ ... Honoring Pete A. Williams from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden for Innovative Glaucoma Research on his project Targeting Neuronal Mitochondria for Neuroprotection in Glaucoma.

3 easy steps you can take to better your eye health this year! We understand COVID-19 remains a serious concern for everyone. But we know that, as a glaucoma patient, you are also worried about your vision. Your eye doctor is too! This January, for #GlaucomaAwarenessMonth we are encouraging glaucoma patients to prioritize their eye sight with these 3 easy steps. ... To learn more about the changes your eye care professionals have made to help protect you and your family watch our See You Soon! video: https://vimeo.com/490011960 Special thanks to Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for their support with this film.

Special thanks to Aerie for being a Platinum Sponsor at this year’s New Horizons Forum! Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum will be hosted on a global virtual platform January 30, 2021. This event unites key clinical, industry, financial, and FDA leaders in a unique exchange on research innovation and advances in glaucoma treatment. ... Register for free: www.glaucoma360-2021.org

SPECIAL THANKS to Delta Gamma for all of their support throughout the years!!! We love Delta Gamma!

REMINDER: Tomorrow is our 2020 Virtual Weston Lecture Seeing the Future: Longevity Research and Glaucoma Our 2020 Weston Lecture will feature world-renowned genetics researcher and best-selling author David Sinclair, PhD, AO discussing longevity research and glaucoma. ... DATE: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 TIME: 12:00 PM Pacific Time Register NOW: www.glaucoma.org/webinar/

We would like to give a special thank you to our 2020 Glaucoma Patient Summit Platinum Sponsor, Santen Pharmaceuticals This virtual event will take place Saturday, November 7, 2020. The summit will highlight advances in treatment options and provide practical information to help you understand and live with glaucoma. Summit speakers include leading glaucoma specialists, patients and caregivers.... Visit: www.glaucoma.org/summit to register and learn more!

On this week’s clip of EyeFAQ: What does it mean to be diagnosed as a glaucoma suspect? Watch as Andrew G. Iwach, MD from Glaucoma Center of San Francisco explains what it means to be a glaucoma suspect. Comment below questions you would like us to cover next!

Who else received our eGleams Newsletter this morning? In this issue of eGleams our Catalyst for a Cure principle investigators report on their latest challenges and progress to date. If you have not already signed up for eGleams Newsletter you can at: www.glaucoma.org/news/gleams/signup.php

We would like to give a very special thank you to our 2020 Glaucoma Patient Summit Presenting Sponsor, Allergan This virtual event will take place Saturday, November 7, 2020. The summit will highlight advances in treatment options and provide practical information to help you understand and live with glaucoma. Summit speakers include leading glaucoma specialists, patients and caregivers.... Visit: www.glaucoma.org/summit to register and learn more!

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In this week’s EyeFAQ clip glaucoma specialist, Davinder S. Grover, MD MPH, answers a question on everyone’s mind... How does spending 8 hours(or more) a day in front of a computer monitor affect glaucoma patients? Watch to learn more ... For more clips visit: www.youtube.com/GRFvideo

Seeing the Future: Longevity Research and Glaucoma Our 2020 Weston Lecture will feature world-renowned genetics researcher and best-selling author David Sinclair, PhD, AO discussing longevity research and glaucoma. DATE: Tuesday, October 27, 2020... TIME: 12:00 PM Pacific Time Register NOW: www.glaucoma.org/webinar/

Many patients wonder about the relationship between steroids and glaucoma, and whether it is safe for people with glaucoma to use steroid medications. Find out in this article by Dr. Terri Pickering... https://www.glaucoma.org//steroids-and-glaucoma-whats-the-

Researchers are hot on the trail of transformations in the treatment of glaucoma, including sustained release medications and surgeries that can be used throughout the disease’s progression. In the future, scientists hope to restore vision loss from glaucoma through optic nerve cell regeneration. This is critically important given that glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world and that the number of blind and visually impaired people will double by the year 2050 as the US population ages. GRF is a proud partner with scEYEnce, a collaborative media campaign that shines a spotlight on the powerful benefits of vision research. #VisionResearchNow

Glaucoma Research Foundation celebrates Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Latino/Hispanic researchers and eye care professionals who contribute to understanding, preventing, and treating of glaucoma. Anna La Torre, PhD is an Associate Professor for the Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis AND 1 of 4 researchers on our Catalyst for a Cure Vision Restoration Initiative. ... Watch as Anna tells us why she pursued a career in glaucoma research!

A lot of glaucoma patients wonder about the long term effects of their eye drop medications. In this week’s EyeFAQ clip, glaucoma specialist, Mark Werner, MD, details some of the long term side effects associated with glaucoma eye drops. Our EyeFAQ clips are now available on YouTube: ... www.youtube.com/GRFvideo Comment your questions below for a chance to have them answered in our next EyeFAQ

Los artículos Gleams publicados este mes están disponibles en español en nuestro sitio web: www.glaucoma.org/es/ Gleams es un boletín gratuito que se publica tres veces al año. Incluye información sobre el glaucoma, nuevos tratamientos, actualizaciones sobre los resultados de la investigación y más ... This month’s Gleams articles are now available in Spanish on our website: www.glaucoma.org/es/ Gleams is a free newsletter published three times a year. It includes information about glaucoma, new treatments, updates on research findings, and more #latinoheritagemonth #hispanicheritagemonth