If a relative or close member has been diagnosed with glaucoma, your risk increases significantly as well. If there are traces of glaucoma on your family tree, it is highly advisable to visit an eye specialist frequently.
Those glaucoma ‘chances’ can strike any age group but risk does escalate after a person crosses forty.
High Intraocular Pressure or IOP is the most important riskfacor of glaucoma. are common scenarios of eye pressure stated which leads to the condition of glaucoma.
Having diabetes, high blood pressure, or cardiovascular diseases significantly increases the risk of developing glaucoma.
The long term usage of corticosteroids tends to increase the risk of glaucoma by increase intraocular pressure.
People having high myopia or high hypemetropia are at an increased risk of glaucoma.
Trauma or surgical eye procedures are believed to alter the eye structure making glaucoma more probable. Such injuries, no matter how old, can increase the risk of developing high IOP and glaucoma.
Routine eye check-ups can aid in the early detection of high intraocular pressure (IOP), which facilitates early intervention before irreversible damage to the optic nerve occurs.
Dr Digvijay Singh, Director Noble Eye Care, Gurugram