July 2022

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that’s characterized by damage to the optic nerve – a nerve that acts as a messenger between the eyes and the brain. It carries electrical signals created by the retina, which are then converted into images once processed by the brain. Roughly three million Americans have glaucoma and while […]

The optic nerve acts as the middleman between the eye and brain. When light enters the eye, it’s refracted into the back of the eye (retina) and converted into an electrical signal. The electric signal travels to the brain via the optic nerve, which is where it’s converted into a colored image. Glaucoma is a group