Glaucoma Chronic

**Glaucoma** is a disease that occurs as a result of increased intraocular pressure, which can lead to serious vision complications, including loss of visual function. This condition is common among older people, but symptoms can also occur in young people. In this article we will look at chronic glaucoma, as well as ways to treat and prevent it.

**Chronic glaucoma** - (glaucoma or glaucomatosis) is a chronic polyetiological bilateral eye disease, characterized by a progressive decrease in visual functions, associated with a constant or periodic increase in intraocular and (or) intracranial pressure. Develops in most patients within 15 years or more from the onset of the disease.