Stress Cause Dilated Pupils
Health Encyclopedia: Glaucoma Causes
Causes
No single factor has been identified as a cause of primary open-angle glaucoma. A number of conditions, alone or in combination, are needed to trigger the processes leading to pressure in the first place and then to the nerve damage that destroys sight. The damage done to the optic nerve in glaucoma is triggered in most cases by the excessive pressure on the optic nerve that, over time, causes damage. Because optic nerve damage occurs in patients with normal as well as high intraocular pre...
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