Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)

Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease overview

What is

What is the first disease ? Heavenly disease is another name for glaucoma, also known for its names such as water beads, Glocom disease .

This is a common ophthalmology, which occurs when the aquatic pressure in the eyeball increases and causes damage to the optic nervous system, the most serious consequences are leading to blindness. Tabules have 4 main types: open angle glaucoma, closed angle glaucoma, congenital glaucoma and secondary glaucoma. In particular, the most common is the open angle glaucoma.

Causes of Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease

glaucoma open angle and congenital glaucoma: Often due to genetics in the family

Labeling angle closed angle: The system of the circuit duct in the circuit is clogged, the aquatic fluid cannot escape, leading to increased eye pressure

Secondary glaucoma: occurs in people with a history of open angle glaucoma, closed angle glaucoma and at the same time suffer from diseases such as hypertension, diabetes,, Eye injury or regular use of corticosteroids.

Symptoms of Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease

Each disease classification will have different symptoms:

Angel angle increased: Vague symptoms

Increase the closed corner shirt: Suddenly painful pain, seeing the object feels blurred, feeling like there is a blurry film before the eyes, dazzling, reducing the vision like looking through the binoculars (range. nhìn hình ống), mắt sưng đau, có thể thấy buồn nôn hay nôn ói mà không có nguyên nhân rõ ràng

Congenital glaucoma: Observe a fuzzy, red eye, sensitive to light

Secondary glaucoma: Symptoms similar to the above, patients with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, eye injury ... P>

People at risk for Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease

Age: Over 40, usually women more than men

Family history: In the family there are people with glaucoma

Drugs: Use corticosteroids for a long time

Background disease: Hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular,

Eye disease: nearsightedness, other eye injuries or a history of previous eye surgery.

Prevention of Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease

There is currently no effective method to prevent glaucoma. The best way to prevent disease is early detection and timely treatment to reduce the risk of impairment/ loss of vision.

Periodic eye exams and pressure measurement at least every 5 years after 40 years old, especially those with diabetes, the risk of disease is 40%higher.

Some measures help slow/ prevent glaucoma process:

Secondary glaucoma: Symptoms similar to the above, patients with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, eye injury ...

Reduce stress, limit stress

exercise, exercise regularly.

Limit the use of caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate ...)

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables

Wearing protective glasses when playing sports, working to prevent injury

Diabetes control, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease

Do not arbitrarily treat with simplified people or use non -origin drugs, need to see a doctor for treatment advice.

Diagnostic measures for Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease

Object hypertrophy is usually easily diagnosed based on symptoms and for accurate diagnosis, the doctor will measure your glaucoma by tonometry method. After the pupils are small, the doctor will check your glaucoma.

Thien Dau Thong (glaucoma)'s disease treatments

After examination and diagnosis, depending on the case, the doctor will give appropriate treatment, including: eye drops, laser or surgical treatment.

Use eye drops: Usually indicated for the case of an open or closed angle glaucoma. The drug will reduce the formation of aquatic fluid, which will reduce the glaucoma. If the drug is ineffective or the case of severe glaucoma, the doctor will treat laser or surgery

Laser treatment: Laser helps to increase aquarium circulation in open -angle glaucoma as well as limit the obstruction of epidemic in glaucoma.

surgery: is indicated in the case of congenital glaucoma, secondary glaucoma or cases of severe glaucoma that does not respond to eye drops. Trabeculectomy will create a new escape to reduce eye pressure.

The above treatment methods only work to reduce pressure to prevent impulsiveness of vision and not be able to completely treat glaucoma. Therefore, this disease needs to be monitored by the doctor and must be treated and controlled with the background disease such as hypertension, diabetes ...

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