By Dr. Brit Cooper-Jones Glaucoma – a progressive optic neuropathy (a disease that damages the nerve that enables sight) – is a leading cause of blindness, affecting more than 400,000 Canadians. While early-stage glaucoma has no noticeable signs or symptoms, many patients who have been diagnosed with glaucoma are fearful about the possibility of one day losing their sight – something so critical to our ability to perceive and interact with the world around us, to say nothing of our independence and ability to continue doing the activities we love. So what happens in glaucoma? Elevated pressure inside the eye (called intraocular pressure) is thought to contribute to gradual and progressive damage to the optic nerve (the nerve that enables sight). The condition starts asymptomatically, but
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