Glaucoma is the damaging of the optic nerve, which serves as one of the main links between the brain and the eye. Glaucoma damages the eyes rather fast. Most of the victims lose their vision before even noticing any problems with the eyes. Primary open-angle glaucoma happens to be the most common type of glaucoma that a glaucoma eye doctor can help you detect. In this type, the fluid in the eye fails to drain properly. The pressure goes up inside the eye and ends up damaging the optic nerve.
This type of glaucoma normally steals your peripheral vision. So, you won’t notice any changes in your vision right away. Over time, this is going to impact your vision, and you are going to lose your central vision. You cannot recover the lost vision due to glaucoma. No remedy has been found to stop glaucoma from developing entirely. However, there are ways one can prevent oneself and their loved ones from serious blindness and vision loss.