Glaucoma is a build up of pressure inside the eye that causes damage to the optic nerve. Anterior chamber is the space in the front part of the eye. Clear liquid flows in and from the anterior chamber, this fluid bathes and nourishes nearby tissues of the eye. If a...
When you hear about glaucoma, many facts and thoughts must cross your mind. It refers to a group of eye conditions that affect millions of people and can be attributed as a major cause of vision loss that can ultimately lead up to total blindness in the absence of...
In medical terms, Glaucoma is referred to as ‘multifactorial optic disorder’ characterized by an acquired lack in retinal ganglion cells at levels beyond ordinary age-related loss and corresponding atrophy of the optic nerve. Too tough to understand! Here’s a simple...
Glaucoma and Diabetes are two distinct complex diseases. Although these two diseases affect human eye and insulin respectively but a person suffering from the latter one is at high risk of developing the former one. Let’s understand the relationship between diabetes...
In open-angle cataract, the angle on your eye where the iris meets the cornea is as wide and open as it needs to be, however, the eye’s drainage canals become clogged over time, causing an increase in internal eye pressure and causing damage to the optic nerve....