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Glaucoma is an eye disease arising from...

Glaucoma is an eye disease arising from

A

Increased pressure of fluid in eye ball

B

Elongation of eye ball

C

Shortening of eye ball

D

Irregularity in the surface of cornea

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A
Glucoma develops due to increased intraocular tension as a result of blocking of canal fo schlemm. The pressure in eye rises above the normal range of 15-20 mm of Hg since to aqueous humour is not drained out into the blood.
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