It is said to be inherited and may show up later in life.  Untreated glaucoma can result in permanent loss of vision, whereas with treatment it can slow down the pace of damage.

Congenital glaucoma or infant glaucoma means that you are born with it.

Adults over 40 are more susceptible to glaucoma but infants, children and young adults also have chances of developing this disease.

However, the permanent antidote is not available for glaucoma. It can be controlled with the help of eye drops, laser surgery, trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, cyclophotocoagulation, and microsurgery. Open-angle glaucoma is often cured with several combinations of laser, microsurgery, trabeculoplasty, and various eye drops. Although doctors in the U.S. start the diagnosis with medications, yet in some case, early microsurgery or laser surgery have proved effective for some people.

The World Health Organization (WHO) identified glaucoma as the second leading cause of blindness. For those who don’t know what glaucoma is, it is a condition that damages the optic nerve of the eyes due to pressure buildup inside the eye and deteriorates with time

The reality of this “Future Stent”

A study published by  Bright Focus Foundation people of African-American, Irish, Japanese, Russian, Scandinavian, or Inuit descendent tend to get it more often. Also, individuals who have a family history of glaucoma, history of diabetes, poor vision, have had trauma to the eyes or eyes, or have taken steroids like prednisone are at the risk of glaucoma……

Read more: https://www.newsguards.com/2018/07/11/gel-stents-future-glaucoma/

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