News tagged with congenital glaucoma

Acquired childhood glaucoma more common than congenital types

Childhood glaucoma may most commonly be caused by trauma, surgery or other acquired or secondary cause, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. In one Minnesota county, the condition occurr ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New glaucoma research solves anthropological and medical puzzle

Scientists studying a rare form of glaucoma have discovered why people in the disparate Roma communities are at greater risk of inheriting a condition leading to permanent blindness than other groups in the population.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0