FAQ’s about Glaucoma
The list of eye diseases seems to grow longer each year, as eye doctors continually find out more about the workings of the eye. As with different types of physical diseases, no one eye 
condition is the same. Everyone based on their genetics and particular environmental factors will have a different set of symptoms to manage. While issues like myopia are relatively easy to decipher and solve, most eye problems are much more complicated.
This makes it hard to isolate one root cause of an eye issue and treat it as such. The interdependence of eye problems means that a more holistic approach needs to be taken to eye care, one in which all the different symptoms are taken together and understood in a general sense, rather than a particular sense.
Glaucoma Boulder is a perfect example of this combination of different issues – it is a term used to encompass a variety of diseases that damage 
the eye’s optic nerve. This damage can result in potential vision loss, and in the worst case scenarios, blindness.
• What is an optic nerve? The optic nerve is an assortment of over 1 million nerve fibers that connects the retina to the brain. A functional optic nerve is a requirement for good vision, and this condition is responsible for it being damaged.
• How does glaucoma damage the optic nerve? It brings added pressure to the optic nerve, decrease its ability to be agile and work effectively. The optic nerve is responsible for 
ensuring that enough eye fluid flows in and out of the eye and provides moisture to the surface of the eye and the interior tissues. This condition causes this passage of fluid to become slower, thus producing fluid buildup. This buildup of liquid adds immense pressure inside the eye that represents a grave danger to the optic nerve, which is only designed to manage so much liquid.
• Is pressure the only cause of glaucoma? Yes, the build-up of pressure on the optic nerve is the cause that produces the damage to the optic nerve. Everyone is at risk of 
glaucoma, so it is important to get a comprehensive eye exam at a Boulder eye care center as soon as possible.
• Who is most at risk? The most commonly affected group of people are those that have this defect in their genetics. Other than that, the most commonly hit are African Americans over 40, and anyone over the age of 60.
The real risk with glaucoma is that it is hard to tell the symptoms without getting a comprehensive dilated eye exam. The good news is that if it is caught early it can be treated via surgery or eye drop medicines.