Glaucoma

Glaucoma – a group of serious eye conditions that can do some real damage to the nerve that connects your eye to your brain. If left untreated, glaucoma can creep up on you and steal your sight in no time – we’re talking just a few years here. The fact that glaucoma is such a common eye disease really should be a big wake up call for getting regular eye exams.

If you’ve let more than a year go by without seeing an eye doctor – don’t wait any longer to get checked out. Call [ company-name ] right now and get an appointment scheduled. Glaucoma – a group of serious eye conditions that can do some real damage to the nerve that connects your eye to your brain. If left untreated, glaucoma can creep up on you and steal your sight in no time – we’re talking just a few years here. The fact that glaucoma is such a common eye disease really should be a big wake up call for getting regular eye exams.

Glaucoma is an eye disease that really wreaks havoc on your optic nerve. Most of the time it occurs when fluid just builds up in the front part of the eye & the resulting pressure does the damage – eventually leading to complete blindness.

There are basically two main kinds of glaucoma : open-angle & angle-closure.

Open-angle glaucoma – or wide-angle glaucoma for short – is the most common form. Here’s the thing : your drainage system looks normal, but somehow the fluid just can’t seem to clear out the way it’s supposed to.

Angle-closure glaucoma, on the other hand, is more commonly found in Asia than it is in the West . It also gets called chronic angle-closure or narrow-angle glaucoma from time to time . This type is marked by the space where fluid drains between the cornea and iris getting smaller and smaller, which can lead to a sudden jolt in pressure inside the eye. And to make matters worse, it’s also been linked to farsightedness and cataracts.

Glaucoma typically goes undetected in it’s early stages because that’s a pretty straightforward fact , which is why getting an eye check up every year is super important.

Some common symptoms of glaucoma can be :

• A halos that show up around any light you shine on something
• Redness of the eye
• Stomach churns and / or your not feeling well (nausea)
• Eye aches
• Losing some of your peripheral vision
• Feeling like you’re looking down a tunnel because your view is getting pretty narrowed

Glaucoma typically goes undetected in it’s early stages because that’s a pretty straightforward fact, which is why getting an eye check up every year is super important.

Anyone – no matter who you are – can end up with glaucoma, but most of the time it starts to show up in adults who are 40 years old or older.

Other factors that can put you at risk include:

• Diabetes – which is a pretty big one
• Eye trauma – the kind that comes from an injury to the eye
• Long term use of certain meds like prednisone
• Having glaucoma in your family already

During an eye exam, your eye care provider will take a close look at your eye pressure , and also make sure to get a good look at the back of your eye including the optic nerve. They’ll probably also have you go through some tests like a visual field exam to see how well your peripheral vision is doing.

If you get diagnosed with glaucoma, the treatment plan will depend on just how bad it is. We find that most people are able to get by just fine with eye drops, laser surgery, or microsurgery. We always try to use the method that’s least invasive possible , but in the worst cases we may need to get surgical ASAP to clear out any fluid blockages.

At our company , we want to team up with you to keep your eyes and your vision in top shape. Want to learn more about glaucoma? Just give us a ring or click on over to schedule an appointment online.