Glaucoma

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Glaucoma is not just one eye disease, but a group of eye conditions resulting in optic nerve damage, which may cause loss of vision. Abnormally high pressure inside your eye (intraocular pressure) usually, but not always, causes this damage. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Glaucoma can damage your vision so gradually you may not notice any loss of vision until the disease is at an advanced stage. The most common type of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, has no noticeable signs or symptoms except gradual vision loss. Early diagnosis and treatment can minimize or prevent optic nerve damage and limit glaucoma-related vision loss. It's important to get your eyes examined regularly, and make sure your eye doctor measures your intraocular pressure. Chronic angle-closure glaucoma is diagnosed by noting peripheral anterior synechiae on gonioscopy, as well as progressive damage to the optic nerve and characteristic visual field loss. It is also treated with therapies to lower intraocular pressure.

Symptoms:

Laboratory Test Procedures:

reddened eyes
eye pain
nausea
vomiting
blurred vision
pain in arms, neck, jaw, shoulder or back accompanying chest pain
gradual loss of peripheral vision, usually in both eyes
tunnel vision in the advanced stages
sudden onset of visual disturbance, often in low light
halos around lights

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