Is glaucoma inherited

Toronto, Ontario
January 30, 2014 3:21am CST
If parents have glaucoma will the children have it too, like in the case of diabetics which is inherited?
2 responses
Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
30 Jan 14
Yes, a tendency to develop glaucoma is definitely genetic. A history of glaucoma in the family makes it far more likely that offspring may suffer from it.
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Dennie Jones
@DennieJone (14)
• Toronto, Ontario
30 Jan 14
There are chances. Studies have proved that people whose parents suffer from glaucoma and diabetics have a higher chance of being affected bu the disease. So it is advisable that people with these risk factors should have their eyes examined on a regular basis to look for the disease. But there are treatments for these diseases now So people with glaucoma are not at risk of blindness now.
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