I guess now new research has suggested that glaucoma is more of a degenerative nerve disease than simply an eye disease and new treatments may be directed in slowing the actual degeneration of the optic nerve. Hmm. Maybe it was not as far fetched of an idea as it seemed that my particular degenerative nerve disorder could impact my optic nerves?
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-glaucoma-ess.html
