Glaucoma is a condition in which eye pressure rises and the normal flow of eye fluid drainage malfunctions. When intraocular eye pressure becomes too high and there is too much fluid in the eye, sight can be compromised. Medications and surgery...
Light enters the eye through the cornea. The iris is the part of the eye that expands and shrinks in order to change the size of the pupil so that the correct amount of light enters the eye. The light is focused on the back part of the eye, called...
Pigmentary glaucoma is an inherited form of open-angle glaucoma that develops in individuals with pigment dispersion syndrome. Individuals are most often nearsighted, or myopic; men develop pigmentary glaucoma more often than women, usually...
Glaucoma is a general term for various diseases of the eye that can diminish sight. The various types of glaucoma all have their own symptoms and treatment protocols. Like all forms of glaucoma, intermittent angle-closure glaucoma can be present...
The eye is filled with a fluid called the aqueous humor. Sometimes, aqueous humor levels build up, leading to elevated pressure in the eye. This can cause the nerves that carry visual signals from the eye (the optic nerves) to become compressed...
Glaucoma and macular degeneration are eye diseases that can cause loss of vision. While glaucoma results from damage to the optic nerve carrying visual information to the brain, macular degeneration affects the center of the retina. People with...
Glaucoma is a condition that causes your sight to diminish over the years. It is a culmination of conditions that cause the optic nerve to become damaged and vision to be impaired. The problem with glaucoma is that it can damage vision at a slow...
