Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually steals sight by causing damage to the optic nerve, which carries the images we see to the brain.
It was once thought that high eye pressure was the main cause of this optic nerve damage. Although eye pressure is clearly a risk factor, we now know that other factors must also be involved because even people with “normal” IOP (intraocular pressure) can experience vision loss from glaucoma. [Read more…]
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