G7: In Focus: Glaucoma

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.

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years old. But blindness from glaucoma can often be prevented with early treatment.

Glaucoma is an eye disease that usually has no symptoms in its early stages.

from eye drops to laser therapy

Injection prevented severe pediatric form of disease in mice, could be used to treat adult glaucoma

Usually a patient is started on eye drops in an attempt to control the pressure. If that doesn’t work, the next step normally involves surgery or the use of lasers to reduce pressure in the eye