Glaucoma resulting in optic nerve damage and vision loss, and may be mild or severe. It can be due to an eye injury, inflammation, a tumor, or advanced cases of cataracts or diabetes. It can also be caused by certain drugs such as steroids. Treatment depends on whether it is open-angle or angle-closure glaucoma. In pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (also, "PEX", "exfoliation glaucoma") the pressure is due to the accumulation of microscopic granular protein fibers, which can block normal drainage of the aqueous humor. PEX is prevalent in Scandinavia, primarily in those over 70, and more commonly in women. Pigmentary glaucoma (also, pigmentary
Phacolytic glaucoma disease is less prevalent in developed countries such as Australia and the United States, due to a greater access to health care and earlier cataract surgery. Phacolytic glaucoma Phacolytic glaucoma (PG) is a form of glaucoma which is caused due to a leaking mature or immature cataract. Inflammatory glaucoma which occurs in phacolysis is a condition which is a result of the leakage of protein within the lens into the capsule of a mature or hyper mature cataract and involves a simple procedure to be cured that is referred to as cataract extraction. The main symptoms of glaucoma include pain