Help for Glaucoma On The Way?

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I know that Jimmy has borderline glaucoma and has to be checked frequently and

also has other eye problems, like retinal bleeding, so I found this article

interesting. Since glaucoma is not uncommon, there are others who may be

suffering from it. Here is some encouraging information about it.

" Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, affects more than 4 million Americans,

at least half of whom don’t even know they have the disease. Though the

best-known symptom of glaucoma is elevated pressure inside the eye,

blindness-inducing damage to retinal ganglion cells and the optic nerve can

occur in patients with normal intraocular eye pressure. Earlier detection and

treatment could therefore have a powerful impact on preventing blindness due to

glaucoma. (Please have your eyes checked to see if you are a candidate for the

disease, just have your eye pressure checked. If you are suspect, do it

regularly. There are two types, wet and dry. Diabetics have wet and that can

be cured with lasers, but not much they can do for the dry, except use Timoptic

drops.) My great grandmother had it when she died and my uncle had it, so I'm

not sure if it is an inherited disease, but if it can be prevented, please avail

yourself of any medical treatment on your behalf.)

" The research team, led by Simon W. M. , Ph.D., Laboratory professor

and Medical Institute Investigator, reporting in the Journal of

Clinical Investigation, demonstrated a groundbreaking approach to analyzing

genomic data from mice that typically develop glaucoma. Using this new analysis,

which " clusters " relevant data from special computer chips called microarrays,

the researchers identified many molecular changes that occur very early, before

detectable damage occurs. " Read more.....

http://research.jax.org/highlight/glaucoma.html?readmore

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By the way, don't listen to what that potty mouthed woman in England says about

me, she wouldn't know the truth if it stared her in the face. LOL This is war,

Shelagh. She is now writing a tell all book about me, can you imagine that, I

didn't think my life was that interesting, but maybe she will spice it up a bit

and we can all enjoy it as fiction. LOL.

Carpe Diem,

Lottie Duthu