What is Glaucoma?
What is Glaucome and How you Should Worry? Glaucoma is an eye disease that steals your vision gradually. It usually has no symptoms and can result in sudden vision loss. Without proper treatment, glaucoma can lead to blindness. The good news is that regular eye exams, early detection, and treatment can preserve sight. In order to understand glaucoma, we must first understand how the eye works. In front of the eye is the cornea, which is the transparent part of the protective covering of the organ and that allows light to enter. The iris is the coloured part of your eye that contracts and expands to allow the pupil to let in the right amount of light, directing it towards the lens, which in turn focuses light on the retina (the inner lining of the eye). Nerve fibres in the retina carry light and images to the brain through the optic nerve. The front part of the eye is filled with a clear fluid called intraocular fluid or aqueous humour that is manufactured by the ciliary body. Thi...