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What Is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure (IOP). (Intraocular means within the eye.) Increased intraocular pressure results from either increased production or decreased drainage of aqueous humor, a clear fluid within the eye providing structural support, oxygen, and nutrition to eye tissues. The resulting increase in pressure within the eye may eventually damage the optic nerve. This increase in intraocular pressure is by far the most common risk factor for vision loss due to glaucoma, but it is not the only factor involved.
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