Glaucoma - the second leading cause of blindness in the world

In celebration of World Glaucoma Week, the Philippine Glaucoma Society together with Allergen brings total awareness to the public about this dreaded eye disease, which is Glaucoma. Glaucoma is considered to be the second leading cause of blindness in the world, and here in the Philippines, it ranked first as the leading cause of blindness not just in one eye, but in both eyes. With this very disturbing information, the Philippine Glaucoma Society took upon their hands the task of  informing our fellow Filipinos about this disease through education, exchange of ideas, research and public dissemination of important facts about Glaucoma.

Glaucoma: Signs and Preventions

Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal decided to pursue studying Medicine because he want to cure his mother's glaucoma. Whenever I hear the word "glaucoma", it refers to an eye related disease.

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged in a characteristic pattern. It can permanently damage vision in the affected eyes and lead to blindness if left untreated. It is normally associated with increased fluid pressure in the eye or aqueous humour. 'Normal tension' or 'low tension' glaucoma is used for those with optic nerve damage and associated visual field loss but normal or low IOP.