Even though there are about 300,000 new cases of glaucoma each year - and 95,000 people lose some degree of sight - a recent Gallup survey revealed a majority of adults incorrectly believe that a feeling of pressure in the eyes is experienced during the early stages of the disease.
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Results of the survey, sponsored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness, also showed that 54 percent of those polled wrongly believed it is possible to correct eye damage caused by glaucoma.According to eye specialists, the facts are that glaucoma can cause vision loss without warning symptoms and vision that is lost to glaucoma cannot be restored.