Glaucoma is associated with elevated pressure in the eye. The pressure causes a deterioration of the retina and optic nerve. Loss of vision begins at the periphery and moves gradually inward until the glaucoma victim is rendered completely blind. While there is no way to reverse the damage done by glaucoma, proper treatment can arrest its progress.
Early detection is critical.
The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation is doing its part to thwart this disease through the mobile Glaucoma Detection program. Individuals who test positive for this glaucoma symptom are encouraged to visit their eye care professional for further testing. The Missouri Lions Eye Research Foundation hopes to locate every one of the 44,000 Missourians estimated to have glaucoma, at least half of whom do not realize this thief has already begun to steal their sight.