Recognizing Glaucoma symptoms | OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA

The most common form of Glaucoma is OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA. It starts gradually and gives no warning symptoms, until a very late stage when much irreversible damage has been done to the field of vision. Without treatment, this can then progress to complete blindness.

This possibility raises the need for REGULAR EYE SCREENING EXAMINATION.

Prevalence of Glaucoma

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Glaucoma has been estimated to affect 0.5% - 1% of the general population and it is hereditary.

The prevalence increases with age, an average of 2% in those that are 40 years and above.

Glaucoma is more common among the following demographics:

• Blacks.
• People with a family history of the disease.
• People suffering from Diabetes.
• People suffering from hypertension.

Glaucoma: Causes and Global Statistics

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Glaucoma is an eye disease that is usually associated with increased pressure within the eye, which, if left untreated, compresses the fragile blood vessels supplying the optic nerve responsible for sending messages to the vision center of the brain.

A world health organization report indicates that globally, over 166 million people suffer from visual impairment of which 37 million are effectively blind, with Glaucoma being the second leading cause of blindness (World Health Organization Fact Sheet No 282, November 2004).