Glaucoma - silent stalker of vision

Almost everyone has heard the term glaucoma but few really know what it is. Do you?

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss and blindness in the world. It is a disease of the optic nerve which is a large bundle of nerve fibers that carries visual information from your eye to your brain. In glaucoma these nerve fibers start to die at an accelerated rate which can eventually lead to vison loss and, in some cases, blindness. The most common form of glaucoma is termed primary open angle glaucoma.
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