Glaucoma is an eye disorder where the fluid pressure inside the eye causes progressive damage to parts of the optic nerve, which is responsible for carrying the visual messages to the brain.

Glaucoma usually comes without any warning. There may be no symptoms in the early stages and severe loss of vision can occur before a person realises that anything is wrong.

Early diagnosis by your optometrist allows the condition to be treated. Without the right treatment a gradual but permanent loss of vision will occur.

For more information on glaucoma visit the Glaucoma New Zealand website.