glaucoma : a silent killer of vision

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Glaucoma :  A Sl ient Kil ler  of  VisionGlaucoma :  A Sl ient Kil ler  of  Vision

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What is Glaucoma?What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a condition that causes

harm to your eye's optic nerve and

became dangerous when kept untreated.

It is frequently connected with the

development of pressure inside the eye.

Glaucoma has a tendency to be inherited

and may not appear until the desired

time.

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Causes of Glaucoma:Causes of Glaucoma:

Glaucoma can be caused if you are aged

over 40.

It can be caused as hereditary.

It can be caused due to diabetes.

It can also happen due to the use of

steroids.

Due to any early damage to the eyes.

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Symptoms of Glaucoma:Symptoms of Glaucoma:

Visibility of halos while looking to lights.

Loss of vision.

Eyes colour changes to red.

Eyes became cloudy.

Vomiting tendency.

Eye pain.

Vision seems to be narrowed.

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Diagnosis of Glaucoma:Diagnosis of Glaucoma:

Applanation Tonometry – For measuring

the intra-ocular pressure.

Pachymetry – For checking the corneal

thickness.

Ophthalmoscopy – For viewing Optic

disc.

Fundus camera - To evaluate the changes

happened in the optic disc.

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Visual Field Test - Mapping the functioning of

optic nerve & thus evaluating vision.

OCT - To find out the early damages of the

nerve fibers.

Gonioscopy – To find out the type of glaucoma.

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Treatment for Glaucoma:Treatment for Glaucoma:

There are mainly 2 types of treatment for

glaucoma. They are

Medication : This is done at the early stage.

In this method the patient can use eye drops

permanently as suggested by the Doctor.

Surgery : This is the method which is

suggested if the eyedrops cannot control the

pressure inside the eye.

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