Glaucoma: Causes, Types And Treatments

Glaucoma:Causes, TypesAnd Treatments

WHAT ISGLAUCOMA?

Glaucoma is an ailment that damages youroptic nerve of the eye that leads to visionloss

It's associated with an increase in pressureinside your eye

Glaucoma is hereditary

CAUSES OFGLAUCOMA

It is linked to the formation of liquid,causing high pressure inside theeye

Loss of vision due to glaucoma

happens first in the periphery and

advances to complete irreversible

blindness if left untreated

DIFFERENTTYPES OF

GLAUCOMA

open-angle closed-angle

Depending on the pressureof the drainage system'sstatus in the eye

RISK FACTOR FORGLAUCOMA

Family history increases the risk ofglaucoma Hispanic originAn account of eye damageThin corneas of the eyeDiabetes, high blood pressure,migraine problems, or issues withblood circulationSevere myopia

EARLY DETECTION ISIMPORTANT

Eye pressure estimationDetermination of CornealthicknessUsing a specialized lensimmediate visual image of thedrainage angle in the eye A complete scan of the opticnerve Precise testing for vision loss

If there is doubt of glaucoma, othertests are carried

TREATMENTS FORGLAUCOMA

Glaucoma has no cure

The following treatment isconsidered to lower eye pressure

OPTIC DROPS1.

Eye drops are counted as thefirst course of treatment tolower eye pressure

2. LASER TREATMENTS

Another alternative is Selective Laser Trabeculoplastythat is a reliable and productive method for lowering eyepressure

3. EYE SURGERYEye surgery will createadditional drainage systems inthe eye if medical and lasertherapies are inadequate toslow down the progress ofglaucoma