Glaucoma is a silent thief of eye sight, very misunderstood disease. Often, people don’t realize the severity, because vision lost from this cannot be regained. In Glaucoma due to increased intraocular pressure (IOP) optic nerve gets damaged. Glaucoma is found mostly in old aged people. Glaucoma occurs simultaneously in both the eyes, though the effect may differ in each.

Symptoms of Glaucoma

Symptoms of Glaucoma depends upon type

In open angle glaucoma most people do not have any eye pain or have any symptoms in the early stages of the disease. It is detected only after examination or when loss of peripheral or side vision occurs.

While in Angle closure Glaucoma

• One can have a hazy or blurred vision.
• There can also be an appearance of rainbow-colored circles when around bright lights.
• Other common symptoms found are severe eye and head pain, nausea, vomiting.
• There may also a sudden loss of eyesight in some cases.