what is glaucoma ?

Glaucoma is a disease in which the optic nerve is damaged by factors such as increased intraocular pressure (or intraocular pressure for short). Since the optic nerve is responsible for transmitting visual information to the brain, its damage (gradually) causes a defect in the visual field, and if the disease is not treated and progresses, it can eventually lead to complete blindness.

Symptoms of glaucoma

At first, open-angle glaucoma does not have any specific symptoms. The person's vision is normal and he does not feel pain. As the disease continues, the person realizes that he can see the objects in front of him well, but he cannot see the objects that are next to him and he has to look at them from the corner of his eye. which does not have a "side view". It's like looking out of a tube. The continuation of the disease may cause the loss of the remaining vision even in the center and the patient becomes blind.

Treatment of glaucoma

Although there is no definitive cure for glaucoma, common treatments control the disease, and this confirms the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment. Most ophthalmologists treat newly diagnosed glaucoma with medication, but new research has shown that laser surgery is a safe and effective alternative.

Glaucoma treatment methods include the following:

 

Drug treatment

The most common type of early glaucoma treatment is medication, which is prescribed in the form of eye drops and tablets. These drugs will reduce intraocular pressure in two ways.

Some reduce the production of fluid in the eye and some help drain more fluid from the eye.

The important thing is that anti-glaucoma drugs should be taken for as long as the ophthalmologist determines.

 

Laser surgery

Laser surgery helps drain the fluid from inside the eye. Although this method can be used at any time, it is usually used after drug treatment. In many cases, the patient must also take medicine after laser surgery.

Common surgical procedures
The ophthalmologist may decide to perform surgery at any time, but this is usually done after drug treatment and laser surgery do not respond; In the first few weeks after surgery (according to the opinion of the ophthalmologist), the patient should be visited regularly.

 

Note: It should be remembered that although the remaining glaucoma surgery preserves the patient's vision, it will not improve the vision, but if the surgery is not performed, the patient may lose her vision completely in the long run.(feminine)