by Horizon Family Medical Group | Jan 30, 2023 | Volume 8, Issue 1
The beginning of the year is a great time to schedule an eye exam and get your glaucoma checked. Glaucoma includes a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve and lead to vision loss and blindness. It is sometimes called the “silent thief”...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Jan 26, 2022 | Volume 7, Issue 1
January is Glaucoma awareness month. If you’ve been putting off your annual eye exam due to COVID, now is the time to see your ophthalmologist. Glaucoma, a group of diseases that damage the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide and 3 million...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 January
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month and a great time to discuss your eye health. It’s a sobering statistic: Nearly half of the people with glaucoma don’t know they have it. [1] Glaucoma is a disease that damages your optic nerve and can eventually lead to...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Jan 20, 2017 | 2017 January
January is also Glaucoma Awareness Month. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), about 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and half of those don’t know it. (1) Glaucoma is a type of eye disease that, over time, causes damage to your optic...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Mar 21, 2016 | 2016 March
Did you know that diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes, and a leading cause of blindness among working-age adults? It is also one of the four leading causes of blindness in the elderly. People with diabetes are also...
