These risk factors may increase your chance of having glaucoma:
- Age – The older you are, the greater your risk.
- Race – African-Americans have glaucoma four to five times more often than others. African-Americans are also likely to have glaucoma at a younger age.
- Family history – If you have a parent, brother or sister with glaucoma, you are more likely to get glaucoma too. If you have glaucoma, your family members should get complete eye exams.
- Medical history – Diabetes, previous eye injuries, eye surgery or long-term steroid use can increase your risk of glaucoma.
Anyone can get glaucoma. Glaucoma affects one in 200 people age 50 and younger. The rate increases to one in 10 over the age of 80.
Take our online Adult Vision Risk Assessment.
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