Glaucoma
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What is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is an eye disease characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure that causes pathologic changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision.
Common symptoms reported by people with glaucoma
Treatments taken by people for glaucoma
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Compare treatments taken by people with glaucoma
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have glaucoma through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with glaucoma? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has glaucoma on PatientsLikeMe?
- 4 new patients joined this month
- 288 say glaucoma is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 14 | |
| 30s | 49 | |
| 40s | 89 | |
| 50s | 169 | |
| 60s | 231 | |
| 70+ | 221 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 26 | |
| 20-29 years | 24 | |
| 30-39 years | 27 | |
| 40-49 years | 66 | |
| 50-59 years | 50 | |
| 60-69 years | 24 | |
| 70+ years | 8 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 235 | |
| Female | 538 |
| Condition Types | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic angle-closure glaucoma | 53 | |
| Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE) | 3 | |
| Neovascular glaucoma | 1 | |
| Normal tension glaucoma | 21 | |
| Pigmentary glaucoma | 16 | |
| Primary open-angle glaucoma | 41 | |
| Pseudoexfoliative glaucoma | 1 | |
| Traumatic glaucoma | 1 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 439 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 12 |