New Delhi, June 6 -- Glaucoma is an eye condition that may lead to irreversible vision loss if not detected and treated early. Damage to the optic nerve (the connection between brain and eye) fibres, mostly due to high pressure in the eyes leads to permanent blindness in Glaucoma.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Payal Gupta, Consultant Ophthalmology at Fortis Hospital in Greater Noida, answered, "Galucoma is often referred to as 'the silent thief of sight' because it asymptomatic (no symptoms) in early stages. In few cases it may be associated with headaches, blurring of vision, eye pain with redness and coloured halos."

In other words, glaucoma in early stages is mostly asymptomatic and by the time it is diagnosed, it is late. Ch...