This yr World Glaucoma Week will run from eleventh March – seventeenth March and its objective is to lift consciousness of this eye situation. Right here I’ll undergo what glaucoma is and the way it may be handled. What Is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a typical eye situation the place the optic nerve, that is the nerve that connects the eyes to the mind, turns into broken.
Glaucoma is usually brought on by a construct up of strain within the attention. The attention ball itself accommodates a fluid which the attention is frequently producing, and any extra fluid is drained away by means of tubes. When this extra fluid can’t be drained away as regular it builds inside the eye, which in flip, will increase the attention strain, additionally referred to as intraocular strain (IOP).
The surplus fluid can then harm the optic nerve which might trigger imaginative and prescient loss and if left untreated may cause blindness. Sorts of Glaucoma There are numerous sorts of glaucoma and the primary 4 are: Persistent Open-Angle Glaucoma – this kind of glaucoma is the commonest and develops slowly over time. Main Angle-Closure Glaucoma – this kind of glaucoma is uncommon and may develop slowly like open-angle glaucoma, however it might additionally develop in a short time with a sudden onset of painful strain inside the eye.
Secondary Glaucoma – this kind of glaucoma is precipitated on account of an eye fixed harm/trauma or as a secondary to a different eye situation. Congenital Glau.