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FAMILY MATTERS

Genetic factors are considered to play a key role in all major forms of glaucoma
and anyone who is a blood relative of someone with this disease is at an
increased risk. This can be a surprising fact and scary feeling for some
families that know of a family member that has been managing glaucoma.



Those with a family history of glaucoma are 4 to 9 times more likely to develop
it.1

Glaucoma is about 3 to 4 times more common in African American populations than
in people of European ancestry.2

The National Eye Institute encourages people with a high risk for glaucoma to
have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once every two years.3

If you have a family history of glaucoma, talk to your eye doctor about
screening and other steps you can take to take early control.


GLAUCOMA 101*

Glaucoma is a disease that damages the eye's optic nerve. It typically occurs
when fluid builds up in the front part of the eye. The extra fluid increases the
pressure in the eye (called intraocular pressure or IOP), damaging the optic
nerve.4,5

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*Glaucoma can be open-angle or closed-angle; 90% of cases can be attributed to
open-angle glaucoma4

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27% OF PATIENTS


WITH GLAUCOMA ARE ESTIMATED TO GO BLIND IN ONE EYE OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD.6




AN ESTIMATED
70 MILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY ARE LIVING WITH GLAUCOMA.7




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THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS GLAUCOMA ONE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF
IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS AND BLINDNESS.8 YET, ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL SURVEY
COMMISSIONED BY ALLERGAN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION,
APPROXIMATELY 40% CONSIDER GLAUCOMA TO BE SOMEWHAT OR NOT VERY SERIOUS.


GET THE REAL FACTS ABOUT LIVING WITH GLAUCOMA FROM A SURVEY OF 500 ADULTS LIVING
WITH GLAUCOMA.






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LIVING WITH GLAUCOMA

In glaucoma, vision loss due to elevated IOP in the eye is irreversible and
often worsens over time. Uncontrolled, increased and changing IOP causes damage
to the optic nerve and loss of vision.4,9,10




LESS -

Before blindness sets in, vision loss can affect people with glaucoma in
multiple ways because the brain adapts to vision loss and compensates for some
loss of vision.9,10

Thus, it's not surprising that based on a study of 40 patients with glaucoma:

People with glaucoma have a


3X GREATER RISK OF FALLS.13-15

People with glaucoma are at a


6X GREATER RISK FOR AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.14

Vision impairment may be associated with decreased ability to perform activities
of daily living.10

Before blindness sets in, vision loss can affect people with glaucoma in
multiple ways because the brain adapts to vision loss and compensates for some
loss of vision.9,10

Vision impairment may be associated with decreased ability to perform activities
of daily living.11,12

Thus, it's not surprising that based on

a study of 40 patients with glaucoma:

People with glaucoma have a


3X GREATER RISK OF FALLS.13-15

People with glaucoma are at a


6X GREATER RISK FOR AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.14


VISION LOSS OVER TIME

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References: 1. Are You at Risk For Glaucoma?. Glaucoma Research Foundation.
https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma/are-you-at-risk-for-glaucoma.php. Published
2019. Accessed June 16, 2021. 2. How Glaucoma Affects Different Ethnic Groups.
BrightFocus org.
https://www.brightfocus.org/glaucoma/article/how-glaucoma-affects-different-ethnic-groups.
Accessed April 16, 2021. 3. Glaucoma: What Is Your Genetic Risk. BrightFocus
org.
https://www.brightfocus.org/glaucoma/article/glaucoma-what-your-genetic-risk.
Accessed April 12, 2021. 4. Boyd K. What is Glaucoma? American Academy of
Ophthalmology: Protecting Sight. Empowering Lives - American Academy of
Ophthalmology. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-glaucoma.
Published August 28, 2019. Accessed September 13, 2019. 5. What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma org. https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma. Accessed September 13, 2019. 6.
Peters D, et al. Lifetime risk of blindness in open-angle glaucoma. ajo.com.
https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(13)00364-4/fulltext. Accessed on
September 13, 2019. 7. Quigley HA. Number Of People With Glaucoma Worldwide.
Glaucoma.org.
https://www.glaucoma.org/glaucoma/facts-statistics/glaucoma-facts-and-stats.php.
Accessed September 13, 2019. 8. World Health Organization. Glaucoma Is Second
Leading Cause Of Blindness Globally. WHO.int.
https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/82/11/feature1104/en/. Accessed September
13, 2019. 9. Nouri‐Mahdavi K, Hoffman D, Coleman AL, et al. Advanced glaucoma
intervention study. Predictive factors for glaucomatous visual field progression
in the advanced glaucoma intervention study. Ophthalmology.
2004;111(9):1627‐1635. 10. Asrani S, Zeimer R, Wilensky J, Gieser D, Vitale S,
Lindenmuth K. Large diurnal fluctuations in intraocular pressure are an
independent risk factor in patients with glaucoma. J Glaucoma.
2000;9(2):134‐142. 11. Hoste, AM. New insights into the subjective perception of
visual field effects. Bull Soc Belge Opthalmol. 2003;(287):65-71. 12. Varma, R,
Lee, PP, Goldberg, I, Kotak, S. An Assessment of the health and economic burdens
of glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011;152(4):515-522. 13. De Luna R, Mihailovic A,
Nguyen A, Friedman D, Gitlin L, Ramulu P. The association of glaucomatous visual
field loss and balance. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2017;6(3):8. 14. Haymes SA,
Leblanc RP, Nicolela MT, Chiasson LA, Chauhan BC. Risk of falls and motor
vehicle collisions in glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007;48(3):1149‐1155.
15. National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine. Making Eye Health A
Population Health Imperative. The National Academies Press.
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23471/making-eye-health-a-population-health-imperative-vision-for-tomorrow.
Accessed September 13, 2019.


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