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Introduction: Nothing is more beautiful than your vision, think about the world that surrounds you and think about the value of your vision. Now imagine how your world be if you started to lose sight caused by a silent disease called Glaucoma. Glaucoma is part of one of the many diseases that cause blindness, it is actually the second leading cause of blindness in the world, every year millions of people all around the world develop this disease without been aware of it. For that reason, I find it is important to stress what it is, how it affects a person, and how to prevent it.

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