Glaucoma is characterised by abnormally high intraocular pressure- a pressure within the eye as a result of an imbalance between production and outflow of fluid in the eye. If untreated, the increased pressure can damage the optic nerve and cause impaired vision or even total blindness.
There are two types of glaucoma – acute and closed-angle glaucoma, which is more severe, but less common than chronic or open-angle glaucoma. There are often few symptoms associated with mild glaucoma, but if left untreated, there can be gradual loss of peripheral vision, which results in tunnel vision. Mild headaches and a decrease in the ability to see at night can occur. Sometimes there will be a slightly blurred vision and the appearance of halos or rainbows around lights, and then the more severe symptoms will start to develop.
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