What is Glaucoma?

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. That extra fluid increases the pressure in your eye, damaging the optic nerve.

Most people with glaucoma have no early symptoms or pain.

Did you know glaucoma occurs about five times more often in African Americans and Hispanics? Blindness from glaucoma is about six times more common.

Eye exams can be life-saving no matter your ethnic background.

Some health conditions can be visible in the eyes. Illnesses that can be detected during an eye exam include:

* Potential stroke

* Diabetes

* High blood pressure

* Autoimmune diseases

* Sexually transmitted diseases

* Some cancers