Basic Summary for Open-angle glaucoma

Main name of condition: Open-angle glaucoma
Other names or spellings: chronic glaucoma

What is Open-angle glaucoma?
  Brief description of Open-angle glaucoma: Vision damage from a slow chronic buildup of fluid pressure in the eye.
  Parent types of Open-angle glaucoma: Glaucoma, Eye conditions
  Organs Affected by Open-angle glaucoma: eye
  Types of Open-angle glaucoma: Low-tension glaucoma, Normal-tension glaucoma

How many people get Open-angle glaucoma?
  Prevalance of Open-angle glaucoma: about 3 million Americans, many not yet diagnosed.
  Prevalance Rate of Open-angle glaucoma: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
  Undiagnosed prevalence of Open-angle glaucoma: 1 to 1.5 million (about half of 3 million Americans)
  Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Open-angle glaucoma: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Open-angle glaucoma?
Complications of Open-angle glaucoma: see complications of Open-angle glaucoma

What causes Open-angle glaucoma?
Causes of Open-angle glaucoma: see causes of Open-angle glaucoma
Risk factors for Open-angle glaucoma: see risk factors for Open-angle glaucoma

What are the symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma?
Symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma: see symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma

How is it treated?
Treatments for Open-angle glaucoma: see treatments for Open-angle glaucoma
Prevention of Open-angle glaucoma: see prevention of Open-angle glaucoma
Last revision: May 27, 2003

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