Heather and Phillip Van Lear: A Glaucoma Patient and Caregiver share their Personal Story

Phillip Van Lear was first diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma in 2000 and progressed to an acute end-stage open-angle glaucoma diagnosis in 2015, which resulted in significant vision loss. In this interview, Phillip discusses his experiences as a glaucoma patient and his wife Heather shares tips and advice for being a caregiver for a partner with low vision.
We interviewed Phillip and Heather at Glaucoma Research Foundation's 4th annual Glaucoma Patient Summit in Oak Brook Illinois on June 25, 2022. Learn more about the Patient Summit at glaucoma.org/s...