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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 16 MIN

How Modern Glaucoma Treatment Can Protect Your Vision Long Term

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A glaucoma diagnosis can feel alarming, especially knowing that optic nerve damage cannot be reversed. Rachel Simpson, MD, a glaucoma specialist at the John A. Moran Eye Center at University of Utah, explains what glaucoma does to your vision over time, why the treatment approach has shifted toward laser as a first-line option over eye drops, and how a new category of minimally invasive procedures is giving patients more options than ever before.

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