Questão 3 - FMABC 2017

New eye test could detect glaucoma years earlier

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160712110242.htm Acessado em 12/07/2016.

UNSW Australia scientists have developed a testing protocol that identifies the blinding eye disease glaucoma four years earlier than current techniques. The patented method involves patients looking at small dots of light of specially chosen size and light intensity. An inability to see them indicates blind spots in the eye and early loss of peripheral vision. According to Director of the UNSW Centre for Eye Health Professor Michael Kalloniatis, "Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world, and in the early stages patients usually have no symptoms and are not aware they are developing permanent vision loss. The cause of the disease is unknown and there is no cure, but its progression can be slowed with eye drops or surgery to lower pressure in the eye. So, early detectionand early treatment is vital for prolonging sight."

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