Glaucoma is leading causes of blindness
Q. Glaucoma is related to- Published on 09 Feb 16a. Eyes
b. Brain
c. Stomach
d. Intestine
ANSWER: Eyes
- Glaucoma remains a leading cause of blindness.
- Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to your eye's optic nerve and gets worse over time. It's often associated with a buildup of pressure inside the eye. Glaucoma tends to be inherited and may not show up until later in life.
- Doctors often check eye pressure to gauge a patient's eye health.
- The increased pressure, called intraocular pressure, can damage the optic nerve, which transmits images to the brain. If damage to the optic nerve from high eye pressure continues, glaucoma will cause permanent loss of vision. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause total permanent blindness within a few years.
- A 'smart' contact lens with a built-in sensor could help determine which glaucoma patients are at a higher risk of progression.
- Certain patterns of electrical signals emitted from the contact lenses correlate with a faster rate of glaucoma progression. Similar to how an electrocardiogram shows a heartbeat, the profile of signals from the smart lens indirectly shows eye pressure changes over time.
