BLOG: Between Two Worlds: Treating glaucoma across cultures

One of the most common things I hear from my Chinese-speaking patients when discussing their glaucoma care is simple and direct: “Doc, I don’t feel anything is wrong. Do we really need to do anything?” This happened again recently, when a patient appeared in my exam room 2 years after his previous visit. This time around, his eye pressure was almost doubled. I asked him whether he was using his