Start Here

• Glaucoma(National Institute on Aging) - http://nihseniorhealth.gov/glaucoma/toc.html
• Glaucoma(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/glaucoma_paciente.asp
• Glaucoma(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/glaucoma/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/glaucomaspanish/htm/index.htm

Overviews

• Glaucoma(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/seniors/common-older/216.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/seniors/common-older/216.printerview.html
• Glaucoma(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/glaucoma/DS00283/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Diagnostic Tests for Glaucoma(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/diagnostic_test.php
• Glaucoma Symptoms(American Health Assistance Foundation) - http://www.ahaf.org/glaucoma/about/symptoms.html

Treatment

• Cyclophotocoagulation(Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) - http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/treatment/cyclophotocoagulation/index.cfm
• Eyedrop Tips(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/treating/eyedrop_tips_1.php
• Glaucoma Filtration Surgery(Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) - http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/treatment/glaucoma-filtration/index.cfm
• Glaucoma Treatment(American Health Assistance Foundation) - http://www.ahaf.org/glaucoma/treatment/
• Laser Iridotomy(American Academy of Ophthalmology) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZXI9SSSEE&sub_cat=0
• Laser Trabeculoplasty(Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology) - http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/treatment/laser-trabeculoplasty/index.cfm

Prevention/Screening

• How Often Should I Have an Eye Exam?(Prevent Blindness America) - http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_tests/near_vision_recom.html
• New Tool to Predict Glaucoma(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/treating/a_new_tool_to_p.php

Alternative Therapy

• Alternative Medicine(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/treating/alternative_med.php
• Glaucoma and Marijuana Use(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/marij.asp

Specific Conditions

• Types of Glaucoma(Glaucoma Foundation) - http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/types_of_glaucoma.htm

Related Issues

• Daily Life(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/living/daily_life.php
• Driving When You Have Glaucoma(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/Driving_glaucoma/
• Ocular Hypertension(American Optometric Association) - http://www.aoa.org/x4723.xml
• Talking to Your Doctor(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/talktodoc.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/oculista.asp

Pictures & Photographs

• Diagram of the Eye(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/diagrama_ojo.asp
• Progression of Glaucoma Symptoms As Seen through the Eyes of the Patient(American Health Assistance Foundation) - http://www.ahaf.org/glaucoma/about/understanding/progression-of-glaucoma.html

Health Check Tools

• Glaucoma: How Much Do You Know?(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma_quiz/index.asp

Tutorials

• Glaucoma(National Institute on Aging) - http://nihseniorhealth.gov/glaucoma/toc.html
• Glaucoma(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/glaucoma/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/glaucomaspanish/htm/index.htm

Videos

• If I Had - Glaucoma(Insidermedicine) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.insidermedicine.com/Archives/If_I_Had_-_Glaucoma_-_Dr_Henry_Jampel_MD_1681.aspx?p=mdlnp

Anatomy/Physiology

• Anatomy of the Eye(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/anatomy_of_the.php

Financial Issues

• Financial Aid for Eye Care(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/financialaid.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/espanol/financialaid_sp.asp

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Glaucoma(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Glaucoma%22

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference: Early-onset glaucoma(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=earlyonsetglaucoma
• Genetics Home Reference: Nail-patella syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=nailpatellasyndrome

Journal Articles

• Article: Predicting response to glaucoma therapy in one eye based on... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18779480&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: A comparison of corneal endothelial cell changes after 1-site and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18724149&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Currents on target intraocular pressure and intraocular pressure fluctuations in... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18700453&tool=MedlinePlus
• Glaucoma -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=glaucoma[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glaucoma: Glossary of Medical Terms(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/glossary.php

Directories

• Eye Health Organizations Database(National Eye Institute) - http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceSearch.asp
• Find an Eye M.D.(American Academy of Ophthalmology) - http://www.aao.org/aao/eyemd_disclaimer.cfm
• Find Services for People with Vision Loss(American Foundation for the Blind) - http://www.afb.org/services.asp

Organizations

• American Optometric Association - http://www.aoa.org/
• Glaucoma Foundation - http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/
• Glaucoma Research Foundation - http://www.glaucoma.org/
• National Eye Institute - http://www.nei.nih.gov/

Newsletters/Print Publications

• Eye to Eye Newsletter(Glaucoma Foundation) - http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/newsletter.htm

Law and Policy

• Glaucoma and Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/health/glaucoma_info.asp

Children

• Does Your Child Have Glaucoma?(Glaucoma Research Foundation) - http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/does_your_child.php
• Glaucoma(Children's Hospital Boston) - http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site961/mainpageS961P0.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Eye Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyediseases.html
• Eyes and Vision - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyesandvision.html
• Seniors - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniors.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Glaucoma is the National Eye Institute - http://www.nei.nih.gov/

Glaucoma - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/glaucoma.html