Glaucoma includes a group of diseases that cause gradually increasing damage to the optic nerve. With age, this damage increases and the visual field shrinks, and if not treated in a timely manner, it can lead to complete vision loss.

Its reasons:

-To enjoy good vision, it is necessary that the optic nerve be healthy, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain.

-Glaucoma causes an increased loss of nerve fibers, which creates a void inside the optic nerve. If the disease is not treated, the patient loses vision completely due to the loss of nerve fibers.

 Generally, this occurs because there is a difficulty in draining the aqueous humor from the space it contains, and as a result, the pressure inside the eye increases, causing damage to the optic nerve.

However, there is also a type of glaucoma in which damage occurs at the level of the optic nerve despite the presence of “normal” pressure at the level of the eye. Glaucoma can also be associated with other factors such as low blood pressure and other vascular diseases. High pressure in the eye increases the risk of developing glaucoma.

How can it be prevented?

From a certain age (40 years), it is important to undergo a complete eye examination every one or two years.

If the pressure on the eye is reduced in the early stages of glaucoma, the progression of the disease can be halted and vision protected.

These categories of people are most threatened:

Adults over 60 years old

Who have relatives who have glaucoma?

-Blacks or Asians

-Those with severe nearsightedness

-People with other eye diseases.