There are two main types: Open-angle glaucoma. This is the most common type. Your doctor may also call it wide-angle glaucoma. The drain structure in your eye (called the trabecular meshwork)...

2024年11月5日 · If you have symptoms that come on suddenly, you may have acute angle-closure glaucoma. Symptoms include bad headache and severe eye pain. You need treatment as soon as possible.

2024年12月5日 · Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. Each type of glaucoma is different, but most have no early symptoms — so it’s important to get tested regularly, especially if you’re at higher risk.

2024年12月31日 · Open-angle glaucoma usually happens to people over 50. You often get it in both eyes, but one eye isn’t as bad as the other. There’s no cure for it, and it gets worse over time. The key is...

Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma and also called Open-Angle Glaucoma, is a lifelong condition that accounts for at least 90% of all glaucoma cases. In Open-Angle Glaucoma, the eye’s drainage canals become clogged over time.

“Open-angle” means that the drainage angle, where the inside of the sclera (the white of your eye) and the outer edge of your iris meet, is open wide. Aqueous humor flows into the drainage angle so it can drain out of the anterior chamber.

2024年11月5日 · Measuring corneal thickness with an exam called pachymetry. Inspecting the drainage angle, also known as gonioscopy. The damage caused by glaucoma can't be reversed. But treatment and regular checkups can help slow or prevent vision loss, especially if the disease is found in its early stages.

2024年10月29日 · Get insights into the main causes of glaucoma and the types of glaucoma. Understand the impact of glaucoma on your eye's optic nerve. Learn how to recognize the signs of an acute angle-closure glaucom

There are two different types of glaucoma: open-angle and angle-closure. Here’s what you need to understand about the difference between them. Glaucoma occurs when the fluid (aqueous humor) inside your eye builds up, increasing the pressure …

We call this open (wide) angle glaucoma. To understand how this increased pressure affects the eye, think of your eye as a balloon. When too much air is blown into the balloon, the pressure builds, causing it to pop.