How might glaucoma affect everyday activities?

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises, leading to vision loss or even blindness. Glaucoma produces side (peripheral) vision loss—the effects can be like looking through a tube or into a narrow tunnel. This “tunnel vision” makes it difficult to walk without bumping into objects that are off to the side, near the head, or at foot level.

Here is what a person with normal vision sees:

Here is what a person with glaucoma sees:

Click here to learn more about glaucoma and its risk factors:

• Glaucoma defined
• Risks for Glaucoma
• All Eyes on Glaucoma: An educational campaign to increase public awareness of risk factors for glaucoma and the critical importance of appropriate diagnosis of at-risk populations.