About Glaucoma Symptoms

Glaucoma is an eye disorder marked by increased pressure within the eye.  It is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, with two out of every 100 people over age 35 having vision that is at risk from glaucoma.  Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve.  Unfortunately, there are no discernible symptoms in the early stages of the disease, and glaucoma-induced damage to your eye is irreversible.

An estimated three million Americans have glaucoma.  Approximately 120,000 are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases of blindness in the U.S.*  Half of the people with glaucoma are usually unaware of it until serious loss of vision has occurred.  The good news is that there are simple diagnostic tests, which, if performed regularly, can detect the disease in its early stages while serious vision loss is still preventable.

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