Some people have a higher than normal risk of getting glaucoma. This includes people who: are over age 40 have family members with glaucoma are of African or Hispanic heritage have high eye pressure are farsighted or nearsighted have had an eye trauma have corneas that are centrally thin have thi...

The only sure way to diagnose glaucoma is with a comprehensive eye examination. A glaucoma screening that only checks eye pressure is not enough to diagnose glaucoma. During a glaucoma examination, your ophthalmologist will: measure your eye pressure inspect your eye’s drainage angle examine yo...

Glaucoma damage is permanent—it cannot be reversed. However, medicine and surgery  can help to stop further damage. To treat glaucoma, your ophthalmologist may use one or more of the following treatments. Medication Glaucoma is usually controlled with eye drops. Used daily, these eye drops low...

How does glaucoma affect your vision? The optic nerve is made up of many nerve fibers that carry images to the brain for you to be able to see. When glaucoma damages the optic nerve fibers, blind spots develop. If the entire nerve is destroyed, blindness results. As the optic nerve becomes more d...