“Given the rate at which our Hudson Valley senior population and baby boomer population are growing-along with the increased prevalence of glaucoma in these age groups, we felt it was important to build greater awareness of glaucoma risks to help prevent glaucoma related vision loss,” commented Satish Modi, M.D. of Seeta Eye Centers.

“What we want to alert our community to is the fact that the older you are, the greater your risk of developing glaucoma. Increasing age is an important factor,” remarked Ophthalmologist Andreas Wolter, M.D. “Once you enter your 40’s, the risk of glaucoma begins to increase-and upon reaching the age of 60 the risk of glaucoma increases by 4-9 times..

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