According to an article published in Medical News Today, “Glaucoma refers to a build-up of pressure within the eye that causes damage to the optic nerve. The front part of the eye contains a clear fluid, the aqueous humour, and it’s this fluid that nourishes the eye, giving it its shape. The eye constantly produces this fluid and drains it away through a drainage system.
If a person has glaucoma, the fluid drains too slowly out the eye and when this happens, fluid builds up and pressure inside the eye rises”.
It’s then safe to say that if we don’t manage this delicate pressure, the optic nerve may become damaged, leading to complications in other parts of our eyes, which ultimately lead to vision loss.