Glaucoma genes point to increased risk

In this story, it explains how discovered two new genes that increase people's susceptibility to glaucoma. With this discovery there can be better screenings and effective treatments. Glaucoma is a loss of peripheral vision due to damage to the retina and optic nerve, which occurs mainly in older people, and can lead to blindness. The story was published by the journal Nature Genetics. The disease advances very slowly and many people are not diagnosed until they start bumping into things. People with a family history have been known to have a greater risk of glaucoma. A mutation in a gene called "myocilin" is believed to account for just 3 per cent of cases. With this study their can be better and new treatments and have better screenings.



This is a good study because it can help people get help older people to help them with their Glaucoma. This can further help to those people with Glaucoma and it is more helpful that their is research that has genes that are related to Glaucoma.