Question

what is meant by glaucoma and how is it treated

Answer 1

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which vision gradually decreases leading to permanent loss of vision if untreated. It occurs due to an increase in the amount of fluid inside eye this puts a pressure on the optic nerve and can causes the damage to the eye.
Glaucoma can be treated with eye drops that can control eye pressure(e.g, prostaglandin are used as drugs in eye drops), laser surgery or medications (Latisse is used as an eyelash lengthening drug) used to treat severe case of glaucoma.