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What Is
Glaucoma?

One of the most common eye diseases, glaucoma can be responsible for damage to one out of every five cases of vision loss. Primary glaucoma happens when the opening of your iris is narrowed by disease or injury, causing a partial blockage of the iris’s opening.

Symptoms Of Glaucoma

Millions of people will have to deal with the effects of glaucoma on their own without even knowing they are at risk. The majority of cases will go undetected until it’s too late to do anything about it.

Depending on the type of your glaucoma, the symptoms maybe vary:

  • Intense Eye pain
  • Severe Headache
  • Red Eye
  • Blurred vision
  • Nausea and Vomiting

There are other eye diseases like Myopia, Astigmatism, Cataract, Presbyopia etc. which shows some common symptoms which you might want to check out.

Types Of Glaucoma

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acute angle closure glaucoma

It usually does not have any symptoms or signs at all except slow vision loss over a period of time.

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secondary glaucoma

Secondary open-angle glaucoma results from an increase in the pressure of the blood flowing to the optic nerve.

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congenital glaucoma

It's possible for infants and children to have glaucoma. It may be present from birth or develop in the first few years of life.

Treatments For Glucoma

While glaucoma itself is not dangerous, any damage to the optic nerve can cause permanent loss of vision. This is why treatment for glaucoma must occur as quickly as possible. If left untreated, the vision may continue to deteriorate or become progressively worse until it reaches a point where surgery may become the only option.

Eye doctor uses three types of treatment to cure glaucoma:

  • Eye Drops : Eye drops relieve eye pressure by decreasing fluid drainage and increasing the patient's ability to tolerate high eye pressure.
  • Laser Treatment : Lasik Singapore treatments are used to correct the underlying structural problem that causes glaucoma.