Glaucoma is a disease in which the intraocular pressure increases as a result of improper drainage and causes damage to the vision neuron and vision loss.
Intraocular pressure reading higher than 20-22 mm of mercury indicates on increased pressure which can later cause to symptoms such as: peripheral vision reduction, light headaches, seeing halo or difficulties with getting used to darkness. Later on, tunnel vision can be developed (inability to see anything on the sides when looking forward).
The frequency of glaucoma disease increases in older age, and it ranges around 2%-3% of the population, additional phenomena related to increased risk of having glaucoma, are: shortsightedness, diabetes, hypertension, migraines, history of eye trauma, prolonged treatment with steroid-based chemical preparations and family history of a first degree relative.