Glaucoma can affect all age groups.  It is a disorder of the eye marked by increase pressure within the eyeball.  If it is left untreated, in time glaucoma can damage the optic nerve and cause loss of vision.

View the links below which will provide you an overall explanation of glaucoma.

Glaucoma explained

• what is glaucoma
• glaucoma
• glaucoma explained
• glaucoma: what is it?
• glaucoma: what are the different types?
• glaucoma explained

Glaucoma and children

• glaucoma in older children and adolescents
• glaucoma in infants

Symptoms, detection and treatment

• glaucoma: what are the symptoms?
• types of treatment
• advances in the medical treatment of glaucoma
• glaucoma: can it be treated?
• glaucoma - detection and management