Glaucoma
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What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a disease that usually occurs when there is a buildup of fluid in the front part of your eye. This extra fluid causes more pressure in your eye, therefore damaging your eye's optic nerve.
Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness for people over the age of 60. The good news is that blindness from glaucoma can often be prevented with early treatment. Visit Macula & Diabetic Eye Center and allow our board-certified ophthalmologist to provide you with the necessary glaucoma treatment.
24/7 emergency services are available!
Types of Glaucoma
There are two types of glaucoma, and they are:
Primary open-angle glaucoma:
This type of glaucoma is very common, and it generally happens over time. It occurs primarily due to the eye not being able to drain the fluid as well as it should. This causes a buildup of pressure in the eye and damages the optic nerve. There are usually no vision changes at first, and it is painless.
Some people have optic nerves that are sensitive to normal eye pressure, which means that they are at a higher risk of getting glaucoma. It is important to schedule eye exams regularly to find any early signs of damage to the optic nerve.
Angle-closure glaucoma (also called “closed-angle glaucoma” or “narrow-angle glaucoma”):
This type of glaucoma usually occurs when the person's iris is
very close to the drainage structure in the eye. The iris can potentially block the drainage angle completely.
If the drainage angle gets completely blocked, the pressure in the eye increases rapidly, and this is called an acute angle-closure. When this happens, you need to call your ophthalmologist immediately, or you might end up going blind. This is an eye emergency that requires immediate attention.
There are various signs of an acute angle-closure glaucoma attack. They are listed as follows:
- Severe eye pain
- Blurry vision
Seeing rainbow -colored rings or halos around lights- Headaches
- You throw up (vomit)
- Nausea - where you feel sick in your stomach
Angle-closure glaucoma usually develops slowly over time. This is known as chronic angle-closure glaucoma. There are no symptoms at first, so the person does not know that they have it until severe damage has been done to the eye or they have an attack. It's important to note that angle-closure glaucoma can cause blindness if it is not treated right away.
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