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A Sharecare Ad Target User , Administration, answered. Glaucoma is a very common eye disease, but not everyone who has symptoms such as elevated eye pressure will develop it. The rate of incidence is high, with about 3 million people in the United States living with the disease. Glaucoma is most likely to occur in anyone over the age of 60.
The most common form of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is associated with an increase in the fluid pressure inside the eye. This increase in pressure may cause progressive damage to the optic nerve and loss of nerve fibers. Age âPeople over age 60 are at increased risk for the disease. 2  For African Americans, however, the increase in risk begins after age 40. 3  The risk of developing glaucoma increases slightly with each year of age.