A: The USDA created the Plant Hardiness Zone Map to help gardeners select plants that will survive in their particular climate zone. The zones are based on the average annual lowest winter temperature in a location, and each numeric zone spans 10 degrees (F) and is further divided into 5-degree âaâ and âbâ sections.
Secondary Glaucoma. Secondary glaucoma is often a side effect of injury or another eye condition, such as cataract or eye tumors. Medicines, such as corticosteroids, may also cause this type of glaucoma. Rarely, eye surgery can cause secondary glaucoma.laucoma is not a singular eye disease, but is instead a term for several eye conditions that can damage your optic nerve. The optic nerve is the nerve that supplies visual information to your brain from your eyes. Glaucoma is usually (but not always) the result of abnormally high pressure inside the eye.
The most common form of glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma does not present signs and symptoms at first. Eventually, however, the patient will begin to lose his or her peripheral vision. Because this damage is irreversible, it is extremely important to detect the condition early on through a glaucoma test.