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Recent studies have found the following in relation to glaucoma: 1) Certain yoga poses that cause increased intraocular pressure should be avoided by glaucoma patients as elevated pressure can damage the optic nerve. 2) Changes in gait and walking style may be early indicators of glaucoma before vision loss occurs. 3) Sleeping with the head elevated 20 degrees on a wedge pillow may help control glaucoma by reducing nighttime pressure on the eyes. Sleeping preferentially on one side with the affected eye facing down may worsen the condition. 4) Low vitamin D levels are linked to higher risk of developing open-angle glaucoma.
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The symptoms of glaucoma depend on the type and stage of your condition.
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No symptoms in early stages
Gradually, patchy blind spots in your side vision. Side vision also is known as peripheral vision
In later stages, difficulty seeing things in your central vision
Acute angle-closure glaucoma
Severe headache
Severe eye pain
Nausea or vomiting
Blurred vision
Halos or colored rings around lights
Eye redness
Normal-tension glaucoma
No symptoms in early stages
Gradually, blurred vision
In later stages, loss of side vision
Glaucoma in children
A dull or cloudy eye (infants)
Increased blinking (infants)
Tears without crying (infants)
Blurred vision
Nearsightedness that gets worse
Headache
Pigmentary glaucoma
Halos around lights
Blurred vision with exercise
Gradual loss of side vision
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If you experience symptoms that come on suddenly, you may have acute angle-closure glaucoma. Symptoms include severe headache and severe eye pain. You need treatment as soon as possible. Go to an emergency room or call an eye doctor's (ophthalmologist's) office immediately.Causes
Glaucoma develops when the optic nerve becomes damaged. As this nerve gradually deteriorates, blind spots develop in your vision. For reasons that doctors don't fully understand, this nerve damage is usually related to increased pressure in the eye.
Elevated eye pressure happens as the result of a buildup of fluid that flows throughout the inside of the eye. This fluid also is known as the aqueous humor. It usually drains through a tissue located at the angle where the iris and cornea meet. This tissue also is called the trabecular meshwork. The cornea is important to vision because it lets light into the eye. When the eye makes too much fluid or the drainage system doesn't work properly, eye pressure may increase.
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This is the most common form of glaucoma. The drainage angle formed by the iris and cornea remains open.
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Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy characterized by progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons and a characteristic visual field defect.
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