Glaucoma Research Paper

Intro: More than three million americans have glaucoma according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation. Of that three million only half of them are aware that they have glaucoma. Glaucoma effect so many people yet very few are aware of this chronic disease. Most people would like to see the world and all of its beauty but for many their sight is silently leaving them. Once that vision is lost it can never be brought back. Bringing awareness, knowledge, and understanding to the topic of glaucoma will help to lead to earlier detection and one day a cure.

Kinds: Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases. According to the National Eye Institute glaucoma damages the optic nerve which can lead to vision loss and blindness. There are many different kinds of glaucoma. The most common kinds are open-angle and angle-closure …show more content…
These new blood vessels slow down the movement of fluid in the eye causing an increase in eye pressure. This type of glaucoma is associated closely with diabetes. Traumatic glaucoma happens when the eye is injured. This kind of glaucoma can be caused by a blunt injury that bruises the eye or a injury that penetrates the eye. People who have suffered any kind of eye trauma should get regular eye exam to make sure do not develop traumatic glaucoma. Uveitis glaucoma is when the damage to the optic nerve and loss in vision is cause by uveitis. When the middle part of eye or the uvea is inflamed or swelling that is uveitis. The swelling that is caused uvea can in some causes obstruct the drainage canals leading to a increase in eye pressure. Irido Corneal Endothelial Syndrome (ICE) is a rare form of glaucoma that is mostly found in only one eye. Cells from the back of the cornea start to cover the eye’s drainage canal that leads to an increase in the internal eye pressure. The symptoms of ICE are seeing halos around lights and hazy vision when first waking