What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is often referred to as the ‘silent thief of sight’, as it causes a gradual loss of peripheral (side) vision which may go unnoticed. In glaucoma, there is irreversible damage to the optic nerve at the back of the eye, most commonly causes by a raised eye pressure. Glaucoma can be detected on a routine eye examination by looking at the optic nerve, checking the eye pressure and conducting a visual field test.

Treatments
Although there is no cure for glaucoma, there are treatments which can slow or halt its progression. These treatments aim to reduce the eye pressure by either decreasing the production of fluid in the eye or increasing its outflow from the eye.

FAQs
For further information:
Glaucoma Australia – www.glaucoma.org.au