A Review on Glaucoma and Management

Sk. Meharunnisa*, B. Kumar, K. Yitzhak, M. Gobinath
Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur, Muthukur (M), Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India-524346

A B S T R A C T
Glaucoma is an eye disease that gradually steals your vision. It is an optic neuropathy the second largest cause of blindness worldwide, many glaucoma patients continue to lose vision despite treatment to lower intraocular pressure. In addition to the loss of retinal ganglion cells in the eye, there is injury to major visual pathways of the brain along the retino-geniculo-cortical pathway. The intraocular pressure (IOP) level is the major risk factor, other issues such as the tolerance of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the individual patient.
Keywords: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, retinal ganglion cells.