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It is an eye condition that can lead to loss of vision. There are several variations of Glaucoma. Open Angle Glaucoma is common, slow to take effect, but progressively deteriorating. The number of people affected is high, up to 2% of the population over the age of 40. Vision loss in irreversible, treatment can slow the progression
The most common type of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is hereditary. If members of your immediate family have glaucoma, you are at a much higher risk than the rest of the population. Family history increases risk of glaucoma four to nine times. Hispanics in Older Age Groups.
a family history of this type of glaucoma, farsightedness, small eyes, age over 40, scarring inside the eye from diabetes or uveitis.
Every age is affected adversely by smoking.
chronic glaucoma acute glaucoma
Neurofibromatosis - is a genetic condition... nota communicable disease. You cannot 'catch' it from a sufferer by way of intercourse with an affected person.
When he was younger he got into a little accident and developed congenial glaucoma and it affected both his eyes but the dr. Saved one
Glaucoma is not contagious.
A child of a migraine sufferer has as much as a 50% chance of developing migraines. If both parents are affected, the chance rises to 70%.
You can either be born with glaucoma (congenital) and this can be the primary disease or a secondary one. In the case of it being secondary, it could for example be secondary as part of a rare condition called Axenfelds Anomoly, where the primary is about underdeveloped bones, usually jaws, and teeth can be missing as a result. Though in such a case glaucoma is the secondary part of the problem, it is the first to be diagnosed and is by far the more serious of the two. Glaucoma can also be hereditary, this could apply to congenital glaucoma or otherwise. The otherwise then would be developing glaucoma in old age. This is less serious than congenital glaucoma in that it is less aggressive and does not have to be treated for the persons entire life.
Glaucoma is an eye disease where excessive pressure in the eye causes permanent retinal damage. Sometimes the circulatory system is involved, but often, it is just the structure of the eye or the person being very nearsighted (which blocks where the fluid drains).