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Glaucoma: Pressures
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Glaucoma can affect one or both eyes. Ittypically involves gradually increased pressure inside the eye, although some people with normal eye pressure can develop glaucoma. It usually is gradual, painless and has no other signs or symptoms. There are ... acute forms of glaucoma that are sudden, painful and a medical emergency.
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Although Glaucoma can develop in anyone, there are some people considered to be at higher risk than others. Those include individuals over age 60, African-Americans over age 40, and people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or a family history of glaucoma.
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Glaucoma can cause high pressure within the eye, damage to the optic nerve, and loss of side vision. This eMedTV channel offers articles on the types, causes, and treatment of glaucoma -- as well as some driving safety tips for people with glaucoma.
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Glaucoma can be treated with eyedrops, pills, laser surgery, eye surgery or a combination of methods. The purpose of treatment is to lower the pressure in the eye so that further nerve damage and vision loss are prevented.
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Glaucoma can occur at any level of intraocular pressure-it is the ability of each person's optic nerve to withstand pressure within the eye that determines if that person will develop glaucoma. Glaucoma damage can occur with a "normal" IOP.
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Glaucoma is usually controlled with eyedrops taken daily. These medications lower eye pressure, either by decreasing the amount of fluid produced within the eye or by improving the flow through the drainage angle.
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