What is Glaucoma or Kala Motia - Causes, Symptoms, Types and Risk Factors

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Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision. This damage is often caused by an abnormally high pressure in your eye. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60.

Watch this video to know Causes, Symptoms, Types, Risk Factors of Glaucoma (Kala Motia)..
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MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT:

Glaucoma
Glaucoma is also known as kala motia.
Initially it produces ni signs or symptoms.

What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is condition in which eye’s optic nerve is damages due to high pressure inside eye.
Optic nerve transmits image to brain.

Causes of Glaucoma
Happens due to high fluid pressure inside the eye.
High fluid pressure happens when the liquid in the front part of the eye doesn’t circulate properly.
Types of glaucoma
Open- angle glaucoma, Wide angle glaucoma
Angle-closure glaucoma, narrow- angle glaucoma.

Who gets glaucoma ?
If you have
Family history
High myopia ( close objects appear clearly, but far ones don’t )
If you are on steroids.
Diabetes
Any injury to eye
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*TimeStamps*
0:00 Introduction of Glaucoma
0:19 What is Glaucoma?
0:47 Causes of Glaucoma
1:11 Types of glaucoma
1:33 Who gets glaucoma ?
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