GLAUCOMA: The Silent Thief of Sight
GLAUCOMA- The Silent Thief of Sight Glaucoma is an eye disease, which can make you blind , without you being aware of it, until the last stage. I’ll try to explain this disease in simple terms. Our eye is like a table tennis ball. The shape of it is maintained by the pressure inside the eye. This pressure is called “Intra-ocular pressure” which literally means , the pressure inside the eye. Without this pressure , the eye would collapse, just like a balloon without air. The pressure which keeps the balloon inflated, comes from the pressure of air inside. The pressure in the eye comes from the fluid inside, which is called “Aqueous humour”. This fluid exerts pressure which keeps the eye inflated and thus healthy. Aqueous humor is produced in a structure called “ciliary body”. It circulates in the eye, and finally exits the eye ball through the structure called “Angle”. It is similar to the water flow in bathroom. The water comes from the tap, it gets