By Gary Turner A disease that results in the damage of optic nerve resulting in blindness is called glaucoma. The situation can be saved b...

Symptoms Of Glaucoma San Antonio

By Gary Turner


A disease that results in the damage of optic nerve resulting in blindness is called glaucoma. The situation can be saved by treating the disease during its early stages that results in delay of journey to blindness. Educating the individuals on the importance of maintaining the pressure of the eyes constant, in relation of the disease will enable them take the precautionary measures. There is need for people to come up with the appropriate measures to thwart the horrible effect of Glaucoma San Antonio and reduce its infection rate to zero by coming up with appropriate methods of reducing the pressure within the eyes of infected.

High blood pressure can result into this condition. It is therefore very important to ensure that it becomes well regulated. It is good to note that not every eye pressure results into the disease. This is because different eyes have different strengths to tolerate the resultant pressure. Also what is high pressure in one person is not high pressure in the eye of another person. The optic nerve that can tolerate high pressure is not likely to suffer from the ailment.

A person who does not suffer from increased pressure can suffer from a type called low-tension or normal tension one. All individuals in city San Antonio TX can suffer from the ailment. However, American Africans who are above 40 years are likely to suffer from the diseases; people with a family history of the disease are too at higher risk. The Mexican Americans who are above 60 years of age are at a higher risk of contracting the disease.

Glaucoma can infect either both eyes and only a single eye. It commences by one losing the side vision and is likely to miss the items which are on the side of their eyes. After a longer period of time, the front vision may completely disappear resulting into the blindness. There are tests that are conducted so as to detect whether someone is suffering from the named disease. The visual acuity one tries to investigate how far you can see.

The other type is visual field exam that tries to find out whether a person can see on the items located at the sides. The dilated exam investigates the condition of inner parts of the eye using the appropriate technology. For tonometry, the pressure of fluids within the eyes is detected. The level of sickness of a person is determined by use of Pachymetry examination.

When one becomes totally blind the situation cannot be reversed and the blindness is said to be permanent. It is therefore advisable to visit eye professionals frequently to help solve the problem if detected during the early stages. On seeing the first symptom it becomes important to treat it immediately to avoid bad effects that may result in the future.

Medicines such as eye drops and other relevant pills are used in the treatment of ailment. They function by draining and preventing the manufacture of more fluid by the eye. Laser trabeculoplasty drain the fluid in the eye thus reducing the effect of ailment.

Conventional surgery makes an opening that allows the fluid to leave an eye. This is mainly done after all the other methods have failed to regulate the pressure. This is only performed after the doctor has suggested, depending on the condition of the eye.




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