Juvenile open-angle glaucoma is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern , which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder. In some families,
Is glaucoma genetic or hereditary?
Family Members with Glaucoma
The most common type of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma, is hereditary. If members of your immediate family have glaucoma, you are at a much higher risk than the rest of the population. Family history increases risk of glaucoma four to nine times.
What causes glaucoma hereditary?
Mutations in the CYP1B1 gene have been found to cause PCG in children worldwide and are the dominant genetic cause for glaucoma in children in the Middle East and central Europe.
