Glaucoma is a disease that is often caused by increased fluid
pressure inside the eye. The increased pressure causes compression
of the retina and the optic nerve, which can eventually lead to
nerve damage. Glaucoma can cause partial vision loss, with
blindness as a possible eventual outcome.
Review Date: 12/22/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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