Sometimes this response is most pronounced when one drinks a glass of whole milk just before bedtime to treat heartburn and induce sleep, as ritual and old wives' tales have suggested. Whole milk and dairy products may worsen acid reflux of GERD because of the fat contained in those food products.
Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to your eye's optic nerve and gets worse over time. It's often linked to a buildup of pressure inside your eye. Glaucoma tends to be inherited and may not show up until later in life.
Both open-and closed-angle glaucoma can be secondary when caused by something known. Causes include: 1  Drugs such as corticosteroids. 2  Eye drops that dilate your eyes. 3  Eye diseases such as uveitis (an infection of the middle layer of the eye). 4  Diseases such as diabetes. 5  Eye injury.