Glaucoma is a disease which affects or causes loss of sight, marked by increased pressure within the eyeball.

Recommended food for glaucoma: caretenoids are essential for optimum eye health. Consume plenty of orange, yellow and green leafy vegetables. The bioflavonoid anthocynidin fights free radicals and helps to keep the collagen around the eye healthy and flexible.

Chromium and magnesium both have beneficial effects on glaucoma. Glaucoma is grouped in many categories, for instance closed angle glaucoma, and open angle glaucoma. Closed angle glaucoma and open angle glaucoma have different symptoms.