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The Glaucoma Foundation is dedicated to developing a cure for glaucoma through innovative research, collaboration and education. Our goal is to eradicate blindness caused by glaucoma.

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About Glaucoma

Educate yourself on the eye and how it works, diagnosing glaucoma, exfoliation syndrome, and glaucoma treatments.

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Living with Glaucoma

People deal differently with their glaucoma diagnosis and the reality of living with a chronic disease.
Read their stories.

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Research

The Glaucoma Foundation has been funding groundbreaking glaucoma research for over 30 years.

I am truly thankful to TGF for offering such incredible patient education in the form of resources and webinars with real patients who are going through similar struggles. As with any chronic disease, we can feel very alone as patients and one of the biggest challenges is finding a network where we are supported and understood.

– Hillary G., Glaucoma Patient

The State of Genetic Testing for
Glaucoma

When Dr. Janey Wiggs gave a presentation on Genetics and Glaucoma at last summer’s TGF Symposium, she spoke about genetics as a tool we should be using hand in hand with all our other clinical tools. “Glaucoma is actually one of the most heritable of all human conditions,” she explained. “The genetics are so strong for the disease that we can capitalize on this association.”

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Since it’s founding in 1984, The Glaucoma Foundation has never wavered from its principle mission: to fund cutting edge glaucoma research and to educate the public about glaucoma, its diagnosis, and its treatment. The support of individuals like you has provided us with the resources to deliver on this mission.

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