Glaucoma
Don’t let glaucoma darken your life
Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to eye's optic nerve which is
often associated with a buildup of pressure inside the eye. Glaucoma tends to
be inherited and may not show up until later in life.
It is not possible to prevent chronic open-angle glaucoma early detection and effective treatment will prevent significant damage to the eyes and preserve your sight.
All adults need an eye exam that includes tests for glaucoma every three to five years.
It is not possible to prevent chronic open-angle glaucoma early detection and effective treatment will prevent significant damage to the eyes and preserve your sight.
All adults need an eye exam that includes tests for glaucoma every three to five years.
Types of glaucoma
·
open-angle glaucoma
both eyes may be affected at the same time, but one eye is often worse
than the other.
·
Narrow or closed-angle glaucoma
less common and occurs suddenly with blurred vision, a great deal of
pain in the eye and head, and redness, usually in one eye first
·
Acute closed-angle glaucoma
It’s a medical emergency and needs immediate
medical care to restore normal aqueous outflow, reduce pressure, and prevent
permanent damage to the eye and blindness.
Do you have these
symptoms…? Be alert. it can be Glaucoma
· Unusual trouble adjusting to dark room
·
Difficulty
focusing on near or distant objects
·
Squinting
or blinking due to unusual sensitivity to light or glare
·
Change
in color of iris
·
Red-rimmed,
encrusted or swollen lids
·
Recurrent
pain in or around eyes
·
Double
vision
·
Dark
spot at the center of viewing
·
Lines
and edges appear distorted or wavy
·
Excess
tearing or "watery eyes"
·
Dry
eyes with itching or burning;
·
Seeing
spots, ghost-like images
·
Sudden
loss of vision in one eye
·
Sudden
hazy or blurred vision
·
Flashes
of light or black spots
·
Halos
or rainbows around light
Treatments
for Glaucoma
·
Eye drops
·
pills,
·
laser surgery,
·
traditional surgery or a combination of these methods.
WHO'S AT RISK?
·
People over the
age of 40.
·
People who have
a family history of glaucoma.
·
People with
abnormally high intraocular pressure (IOP).
·
People of
African, Latino, and Asian descent.
·
People who have:
- Diabetes
- Myopia (nearsightedness)
- Regular, long-term
steroid/cortisone use
- A previous eye injury
- A family history of
glaucoma
- Extremely high or low blood
pressure
About MIMS Hospital:
The Malabar institute of Medical sciences Ltd (MIMS) a 600 bedded NABH Accredited multispecialty Hospitals in kerala , is situated in the heart of Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala, India. MIMS helps provide comprehensive, caring, expert and cost effective medical treatment of international standard with a team of highly qualified and committed medical professionals and the state-of-the-art medical equipments.It is a pioneer hospital india renowned for its excellent medical expertise, nursing care and quality of diagnostic services.
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