Glaucoma Practice of New York

Corneal pachymetry is the process of measuring the thickness of the cornea using contact methods, such as ultrasound.Corneal pachymetry is considered an important test in the early detection of glaucoma

It is likely that only 50% of people living with glaucoma are actually aware they have the disease.

A corneal abrasion is a scratch on the cornea. The cornea is the clear, front surface of the eye. It is located directly in front of the iris, the colored part of the eye. The cornea has several layers that protect the eye. Some corneal abrasions may form a scar and permanently impair vision.

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What is a cataract? A cataract is opacity of the natural crystalline lens in the eye. A cataract is not a new growth in the eye or lens. The term "cataract" implies that the lens is not clear any more causing vision to be blurry like looking thorough a misty glass or waterfall. In fact the word cataract is Latin for "waterfall"

Glaucoma accounts for over 7 million visits to physicians each year.

~ The eye is the jewel of the body. ~Henry David Thoreau

* Se estima que más de 4 millones de estadounidenses tienen glaucoma, pero sólo la mitad de los que saben que la tienen. * Aproximadamente 120,000 son ciegos por glaucoma, lo que representa el 9% a 12% de los casos de ceguera en los EE.UU.

* It is estimated that over 4 million Americans have glaucoma but only half of those know they have it. * Approximately 120,000 are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases of blindness in the U.S.