The symptoms of glaucoma depend on the type and stage of your condition. Open-angle glaucoma  No symptoms in early stages Gradually, patchy blind spots in your side vision. Side vision also is known as peripheral vision In later stages, difficulty seeing things in your central vision  Acute angle-closure glaucoma  Severe headache Severe eye pain Nausea or vomiting Blurred vision Halos or colored rings around lights Eye redness  Normal-tension glaucoma  No symptoms in early stages Gradually, blurred vision In later stages, loss of side vision  Glaucoma in children  A dull or cloudy eye (infants) Increased blinking (infants) Tears without crying (infants) Blurred vision Nearsightedness that gets worse Headache  Pigmentary glaucoma  Halos around lights Blurred vision with exercise Gradual loss of side vision 
symptoms glaucoma depend type stage condition  open-angle glaucoma  symptoms early stages gradually  patchy blind spots side vision  side vision known peripheral vision later stages  difficulty seeing central vision  acute angle-closure glaucoma  severe headache severe eye pain nausea vomiting blurred vision halos colored rings lights eye redness  normal-tension glaucoma  symptoms early stages gradually  blurred vision later stages  loss side vision  glaucoma children  dull cloudy eye (infants) increased blinking (infants) tears crying (infants) blurred vision nearsightedness worse headache  pigmentary glaucoma  halos lights blurred vision exercise gradual loss side vision 
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