what causes glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a condition in which there is raised pressure but it is NOT blood pressure, it is the cerebrospinal fluid known as CSF. It monitors the foreign bodies that enter and leave the blood. It forms barrier and prevents most of the dangerous bacteria to enter the blood - hence enter the brain. CSF is found in many places, from the brain to the spinal cord. so it is a guard for all these places. The eyes also come is this category. But when something goes wrong with the CSF like its not drained properly then there's raised CSF pressure in the eyes which affects the eye sight.
elth already answered a good answer, I just wanted to add that it can be treated with medicine and eye drops.
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The eye is filled with aqueous humor and vitreous humor.
Aqueous humor is a clear fluid in the front part of the eye.
In a normal eye, aqueous humor is produced, circulates through the eye, and then drains out through the trabecular meshwork, which is the eye's filtration system. This is a series of tiny channels near the angle formed by the cornea (the clear portion of the eye), the iris (the colored portion of the eye), and the sclera (the white of the eye).
If there is any sort of blockage in these channels, pressure builds up inside the eyeball.
Untreated pressure in the eye can damage and eventually destroy the optic nerve, leading to blindness. But, surprisingly, there are some people who suffer from glaucoma even though they have normal pressure in their eyes. There also are people who have pressure in their eyes and yet do not suffer from glaucoma. Researchers are still trying to figure out why.
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