Glaucoma FAQs
- What is glaucoma?
- What causes high pressure inside the eye?
- Are there different types of glaucoma?
- Who gets glaucoma?
- What causes glaucoma?
- What are the symptoms of glaucoma?
- How is glaucoma diagnosed?
- What can I expect during an eye examination for glaucoma?
- My eye pressure is high. Does that mean I have glaucoma?
- My ophthalmologist says that I am a glaucoma suspect. What does that mean?
- How is glaucoma treated?
- If I have glaucoma, how often do I need to be checked?
- Can glaucoma be prevented?
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What is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is usually high pressure inside the eye that damages the optic nerve and can result in permanent vision loss. Not all 3 criteria (that is, high pressure inside the eye, optic nerve damage, and vision loss) are required to diagnose glaucoma; however, a diagnosis of glaucoma is certain when all 3 criteria are present.
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