Summary
Glaucoma affects over 3 million Americans, is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, and costs America $2.86 billion annually. The disease is characterized by damage to optic nerve tissues, usually caused by high eye pressure resulting from overproduction of the eye fluid or from the eye’s inability to remove the fluid. Eye surgeries such as insertion of stents to enhance aqueous removal and drugs to reduce pressure are the common treatments, but are often unsuccessful. A better understanding of the veins in the eye that participate in the removal of the aqueous fluid and thereby
