Glaucoma

About glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage your eye’s optic nerve and result in vision loss and, if left untreated, blindness. Read more.

Symptoms and diagnosis

Symptoms depend on which type of glaucoma you may have. Read more

Treatment of glaucoma

While treatments can save remaining vision, they can’t improve the sight already lost to glaucoma. The most common treatments are medication, laser treatment and surgery. Read more

Other types

While primary open-angle glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma are the two most common types, there are several other forms. Read more

FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions about glaucoma. Read more

Spotlight on: What glaucoma is and how it is treated 

Dr Frank Howes explains what glaucoma is, while Dr Elizabeth Hagen outlines how glaucoma is treated. 

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