Can open angle glaucoma be passed on to the offspring?My dad has open angle glaucoma and I was wondering if I could get it
Posted by Princess Deb
According to the site below, it is heriditary. Sorry.
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of legal blindness in the United States. Open-angle glaucoma is an asymptomatic, progressive optic neuropathy characterized by enlarging optic disc cupping and visual field loss. Patients at increased risk for open-angle glaucoma include blacks older than 40 years, whites older than 65 years, and persons with a family history of glaucoma or a personal history of diabetes or severe myopia.
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