What you don't know about glaucoma could cost you your sight. Find out how much you know — or don't know — about one of the leading causes of blindness. Are you at high risk?
1. An estimated 3 million Americans have glaucoma. About half of them don't know they have it.
True
False
2. Glaucoma is an equal-opportunity condition. It robs the vision of every ethnic and racial group more or less equally. True
False
3. Most African-Americans know about the danger of glaucoma. True
False
4. Glaucoma usually has no symptoms. True
False
5. New surgical techniques can restore areas of lost vision in about 45% of all cases. True
False
6. Glaucoma runs in families. True
False
7. Glaucoma is exclusively a disease of adulthood. True
False
8. Getting regular eye exams will not prevent glaucoma. True
False
