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Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma, there is no set threshold for intraocular pressure that causes glaucoma. One person may develop nerve damage at a relatively low pressure, while another person may have high eye pressure for years and yet never develop damage. …read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

• --Glaucoma is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide.¹
• --Treatment is focus towards improving aqueous outflow and reduction of intraoccular pressure.²
• --People at higher risk include: African Americans over age 40, everyone over age 60, especially Mexican Americans, and people with a family history of glaucoma.¹

Top Resources on Glaucoma and Eye Pressure

• Merck Manuals: Glaucoma
• Mayo Clinic: Glaucoma
• StLukesEye: What Causes Glaucoma?
• About.com: Increase Pressure - Could I Have Glaucoma?
• National Eye Institute: Does Increased Eye Pressure Mean That I Have Glaucoma?
• ScienceDaily: Fluctuating Eye Pressure Associated With Visual Field Deterioration In Glaucoma Patients (Aug. 17, 2007)
• American Eye Center: What Causes Glaucoma?
• Glaucoma Research Foundation: High Eye Pressure And Glaucoma

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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Merck Manuals: Glaucoma
2. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Glaucoma

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