{"id":251,"date":"2017-06-27T04:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T04:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/?p=251"},"modified":"2017-06-27T04:27:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T04:27:35","slug":"causes-of-glaucoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palmettoeyeandlaser.com\/blog\/causes-of-glaucoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of Glaucoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions which result in vision loss. The back of your eye continuously makes a clear fluid called aqueous humor. As this fluid is made, it fills the front part of your eye. Then, it leaves your eye through channels in your cornea and iris. If these channels are blocked or partially obstructed, the natural pressure in your eye, which is called the intraocular pressure (IOP), may increase. As your IOP increases, your optic nerve may become damaged from this increase in pressure. As damage to your nerve progresses, you may begin to experience a loss of vision. This damage to the optic nerve from high intraocular pressure is called glaucoma.<\/p>\n

The cause of glaucoma<\/a> generally is a failure of the eye to maintain an appropriate balance between the amount of internal fluid produced and the amount that drains away. What causes this to happen isn\u2019t always known. However, doctors believe one or more of these factors may play a role:<\/p>\n