If you have a blood relative with glaucoma, then you are at increased risk. Glaucoma can affect children but this condition is rare. Glaucoma usually begins after age forty. Therefore, the only way glaucoma can be diagnosed at this stage is with an eye examination. Remember, once vision is lost, it cannot be recovered.
Early diagnosis is imperative to preserve vision.
To diagnose glaucoma, an ophthalmologist will first check the eye pressure. Second, the area of the eye where fluid drains out is inspected. This will determine what type of glaucoma may be present. Next, the optic nerves will be examined. The normal optic nerve has a orange-pink color.