HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes glaucoma in the eye?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Many: There are many kinds of glaucoma. In the most common kind, primary open-angle glaucoma, the cause is not known.

Answered 1/6/2014

4.6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Went for routine eye exam and doc says I might be at risk for glaucoma since she saw tension in eyes? Can't remember wording exactly since it caught me off guard. She said nothing to worry about now but just follow up. Not in family. Now Im terrified?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Going to the eye doc soon to test for glaucoma & i'm very nervous. What can I expect?

10 doctors weighed in across 4 answers

A member asked:

My eye pressure was 24/24 in both eyes. Doc was scared and did full glaucoma work up. Which came back negative. What could be causing this. ?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I went to eye doc a month ago eyes fine. Now i have symptoms of AMD and glaucoma. Could they have missed this or could it be my severe health anxiety?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Doc, Can slit lamp examine optic nerve without use of dilating drops? Also please tell me that if person with angle recession induced by injury has normal eye pressure in yearly checks. Is it likely that history of injury is not leading to glaucoma?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

No family history of glaucoma.Recent dilated eye exam normal.Can long term use of steroid nasal sprays(furoate) cause glaucoma?It causes open angle or closed angle glaucoma? doc didnt tell me that i have narrow angle. will it raise iop? am i at risk?
Need docs answers! what eye drops can be used for glaucoma?
Docs can you explain what is a flat lesion detected in the eye of a glaucoma sufferer?
Need docs answers! what eye drops are used to combat glaucoma?
Is there any way to be sure i don't have glaucoma, before i even go to the eye doc?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.