Health Issues
Health Issues
Learn about some of the most common health issues. Please feel free to read the information we have collected. Some of this information includes risks, tips, explanations, and prevention tips for patients and caregivers.
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Glaucoma
Overview and Facts
Glaucoma refers to a group of disorders that lead to damage to the optic nerve, the nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the United States. There are four major types of glaucoma:
- Angle-closure (acute) glaucoma
- Congenital glaucoma
- Open-angle (chronic) glaucoma * the most common type of glaucoma
- Secondary glaucoma