Glaucoma is causing blindness among 1.3 lakh Indians every year and the major reason behind it is the absence of early symptoms say doctors. According to the medical statistics hardly 10 percent of the Indian population knows that 68 percent of them run the risk of developing glaucoma which can be controlled only if proper medical treatment is taken. Glaucoma is called the silent thief of sight because in the early stages of the disease there may be no symptoms. This condition threatens vision and is known to gradually steal sight without warning. By the time glaucoma is detected the