Glaucoma , the second most common cause of blindness in the world, is becoming increasingly prevalent as life expectancy increases. Most often, due to chronic nature of this disease and lack of alarming symptoms, the person gradually becomes blind before he reaches to a specialist. Ophthalmologist too quite often misses the diagnosis in the early stages. In recent years, some advanced diagnostic techniques have made it possible to diagnose the disease in its early stage.
Several new drugs have emerged to control the intraocular pressure and control worsening of the condition. Medically or surgically treating ocular hypertension to lower IOP by even a few mmHg can slow progression of the disease. Currently, there is no treatment that reverses the glaucomatous optic neuropathy that characterizes this disease. The challenges are the sparse availability & understanding of…
