What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma:

1. It is a situation that is caused by the damage to the eye’s optic nerve which gets severer over time.
2. It is often associated with an increase in the pressure inside the eye.
3. Glaucoma tends to be inherited and turns up late in life.
4. There are four different types of glaucoma which include chronic open-angle glaucoma, acute closed-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and normal-tension glaucoma.

Causes of glaucoma:

All four types of glaucoma are caused by different reasons :

1. Chronic open-angle glaucoma- It results from a pressure build-up in the eye and causes severe vision loss without any symptoms.
2. Acute closed glaucoma- It appears all of a sudden which is very painful and extremely serious.
3. Secondary glaucoma- It arrives as a result of something else like medical conditions and injuries, or irregularities.
4. Normal-tension glaucoma- It is a unique condition of the eye which is caused by damage to an optic nerve.
5. This may result in the loss of vision, caused by the intraocular pressure in the eye.

Symptoms of glaucoma:

Blurred vision, severe eye pain, headache, rainbow halos, nausea, and vomiting.

Treatments for glaucoma:

1. Glaucoma could be treated with prescription eye drops which reduce eye pressure by slowing the production of fluids within the eye.
2. Doctors also recommend highly focused laser beams to create an alternate hole in the iris.
3. Surgery could treat glaucoma but could not reverse the existing damage.