http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=vision-loss-from-the-%E2%80%9Csneak-thief-of-sight%E2%80%9D-can-be-diminished-with-early-diagnosis-and-treatment More than 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older have open angle glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma. At least half don't even know they have it. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the world, second only to cataracts, and the leading cause of blindness in African-Americans. According to research funded by Prevent Blindness America, glaucoma costs the U.S. economy $2.86 billion ever... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:00:08 EST en