Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the Western world, owing to symptoms go unnoticed by patients, until they reach an ophthalmological clinic thinking they need a change of glasses or have cataracts because they see worse than before.
What is our surprise, when in the ocular examination it is discovered that there is a loss of fibers in the optic nerve, and this makes the patient can trip over things or have less vision lately.
At this point, peripheral vision loss cannot be recovered.
For this reason an annual eye examination become more important as you reach your 40s, and even more in patients with family history, being frequent in smokers and population of black ethnicity.
Treating in its initial stages, is the way we have to prevent it getting a better prognosis of vision.
When diagnosed, treatment begins with eye drops getting in many occasions to control it.
If over time is not enough, we treat with laser and finally eye surgery, although in recent years the devices for this procedure had change a lot.
Glaucoma is an eye problem where medicine has proven effective preventive, therefore it s very important to see your ophthalmologist annually to prevent further problems.
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