What causes glaucoma?
Disease description:
No one else in my family has glaucoma—only I do. I would like to understand the underlying cause of my glaucoma.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Chen You
Glaucoma is generally associated with genetic factors and unhealthy habits. This condition falls into several categories:
- **Primary glaucoma**, which has a polygenic inheritance pattern;
- **Congenital glaucoma**, resulting from abnormal embryonic development and congenital structural variations of the anterior chamber angle;
- **Secondary glaucoma**, caused by other ocular disorders or systemic diseases that impair normal aqueous humor circulation.
Since glaucoma is a progressive disease—meaning it continues to worsen if left untreated—prompt and appropriate management is essential to halt or at least delay disease progression.
