Whatisthe maincause ofGlaucoma?
Whatis Glaucoma?
Glaucomaisaneyediseasethatcan damageyournerve.Glaucomais usuallythehighpressureinsideyour eye.Overtime,theincreasepressure canleadtovisionlossoreven blindness.
MainCausesofGlaucoma
Glaucomadevelopswhentheopticnervebecomesdamaged.As thisnervegraduallydeteriorates,blindspotsdevelopinyour vision.
Acollectionoffluidthatcirculatesacrosstheinterioroftheeye causeselevatedocularpressure.Aqueoushumourisanother nameforthissubstance.Normally,itexitsviaatissueatthepoint wheretheirisandcorneaconverge.Thetrabecularmeshworkis anothernameforthistissue.
Sinceitallowslighttoentertheeye,thecorneaisimportantfor vision.Eyepressuremayrisewhentheeyeproducestoomuch fluidorwhenthedrainagesystemisn'tfunctioningproperly.
SymptomsandTypes ofGlaucoma
Open-angle glaucoma
Acute angle-closure
Glaucoma Normal-tension
Glaucoma Congenital glaucoma
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