This week 5th to 11th June, 2017  is Glaucoma Awareness Week. The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) is a UK charity for people with glaucoma and they are educating people about the importance of eye pressure as part of a regular eye health check. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye conditions. It is where the main nerve to the eye is damaged where it leaves the eye. This nerve  is known as the optic nerve. It carries information about what is being seen from the eye to the brain and as it becomes damaged…