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Glaucoma is a medical condition that has been known since 1832. The first case was identified in Pennsylvania in a man named John Russworth. It primarily affects people of African descent and runs in families, increasing one's risk if a parent or grandparent had it. While glaucoma can be managed and treated to prevent vision loss for most patients, it has no cure. Over the long term, if left untreated it will slowly cause vision to deteriorate due to damage to the optic nerve. Patients may experience blurry or rainbow-colored vision and should see their doctor if these symptoms appear.

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Briannn Meddicasllllll

Glaucoma is a medical condition that has been known since 1832. The first case was identified in Pennsylvania in a man named John Russworth. It primarily affects people of African descent and runs in families, increasing one's risk if a parent or grandparent had it. While glaucoma can be managed and treated to prevent vision loss for most patients, it has no cure. Over the long term, if left untreated it will slowly cause vision to deteriorate due to damage to the optic nerve. Patients may experience blurry or rainbow-colored vision and should see their doctor if these symptoms appear.

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What is the medical condition? 1.

Glaucoma

How long has it been around? 2. According to the past history statistics the disease has been around since 1832

3. Where was the first case identified? The first case identified was in Pennsylvania, on a man called John Russworth

4. What gender, age, and ethnic group is most likely to catch the disease? The cancer tends to run in families, therefore your risk is much higher if you have a grandparent or parent with open angle glaucoma. People of African descent are at particularly high risks for this disease.

5. Is the condition curable why or why not.? With good care, most patients with glaucoma can manage, and treat the disease, and will not lose their vision, however the condition cannot be cured.

6. How does the medical condition impact a person s life in the following areas? .short term .long term (2 years) .Physical .mental .emotional .financial Once with glaucoma in your blood cells you will eventually start losing your vision over time if untreated and due to the fact that the cancer is not curable it will be a long term cancer. Your eyes will be a huge impact for this cancer; you will start having blurry, rainbow vision. Economically speaking

the cancer won t affect as much. You will only need eye drops, and another option is medical marijuana. You will start being depressed with your untenable vision, but with the time you will get used to it. 7. What symptoms should one report to their physican? Once with the disease your doctor must provide you variety of prescriptions such as eye drops, however if one starts seeing rainbow like colors or is seeing foggy like vision, one must report to their doctor.

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