Glaucoma is an interesting disorder that happens to affect the eyes. It has multiple subtypes, none of them being very pleasant for those afflicted. There is very little one can do with Glaucoma unless it is caught within its ‘infant stage’, which happens to be rather difficult for most people. However, there is a substance out there that has proven to greatly reduce the stresses of the disorder: Marijuana.

Glaucoma has two different categories that it falls into, each with a plethora of other categories for themselves. Firstly, there’s Closed-Angle Glaucoma. With Closed-Angle Glaucoma the vision loss is rather quick, with some pain. When a patient has Closed-Angle Glaucoma however, they usually seek out treatment before the nerve is totally destroyed due to the discomfort. Secondly, there’s Open-Angle Glaucoma. With Open-Angle Glaucoma, the disorder progresses slowly. Unfortunately with Open-Angle Glaucoma, it’s hard to tell until it’s often too late as the loss of vision is very gradual, and by the time help is sought after the damage is irreparable. Thanks to Open-Angle Glaucoma being the prevalent of the two, it has been dubbed the ‘Silent Thief of Sight.’ It currently affects one in 200 people under the age of 50, and one in 10 over the age of 80. There is no current cure for Glaucoma, the best we can do is slow the progression, and Medical Marijuana has been proven to do just this.

There are a few different symptoms associated with Glaucoma. The most common symptom that occurs is pressure in the eye. This doesn’t occur in everyone. In fact, there’s people who have no pressure and suffer from high nerve damage, while at the same time there’s people who have high pressure and suffer very little nerve damage. The pressure varies from person to person and how persistent the condition is. Most people report pain at some point, but not everyone is subjected to it. The thing to note is that the moment these symptoms show up, there is no way to repair the damage. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness around the world, just falling behind cataracts. » Read more: Glaucoma and Alternative Treatment