Glaucoma causes progressive vision loss by damaging the optic nerve and progression is often gradual.

Individuals may not realise they are losing peripheral vision until optic nerve damage has occurred. The most common form of Glaucoma is Primary Open Angle glaucoma. Research has shown many different genes may interact to cause this type of glaucoma. SightScoreTM is a clinical genetic testing service provided by Seonix Bio, based on an accredited genetic risk score. It estimates a person’s genetic risk of developing glaucoma in future or, if they already have glaucoma, the risk their glaucoma might get progress, relative to others in the community.

The most important thing is to follow the advice of your healthcare practitioner and particularly, to attend regular eye health check-ups. Once diagnosed, glaucoma can usually be managed successfully with eye drops, laser therapy, or surgery. A key goal of care is to detect glaucoma as early as possible.