GLAUCOMA DISEASE TYPES CAUSES AND TREATMENT

1. Glaucoma

2. INTRODUCTIO
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• Glaucoma is a condition that damages your eye's optic
nerve. It gets worse over time. It's often linked to a buildup
of pressure inside your eye.
• The increased pressure in your eye, called intraocular
pressure, can damage your optic nerve, which sends images
to your brain. If the damage worsens, glaucoma can cause
permanent vision loss or even total blindness within a few
years.
What is the First Sign of Glaucoma?
 Loss of peripheral or side vision: This is usually
the first sign of glaucoma.
 Seeing halos around lights: If you see rainbow-colored
circles around lights or are unusually sensitive to light,
it could be a sign of glaucoma.
 Vision loss: Especially if it happens suddenly.

3. SYMPTOMS
Other symptoms are:-
Seeing halos around lights
Vision loss
Redness in your eye
Eye that looks hazy (particularly in infants)
Upset stomach or vomiting
Eye pain
Most people with open-angle glaucoma don’t have symptoms. If symptoms do develop, it’s usually late in the
disease.That’s why glaucoma is often called the "sneak thief of vision."

4. Types of
Glaucoma
OPEN-ANGLE
GLAUCOMA.
ANGLE-CLOSURE
GLAUCOMA.
SECONDARY GLAUCOMA.
NORMAL-TENSION
GLAUCOMA.
PIGMENTARY GLAUCOMA.

5. Cause
• The fluid inside your eye, called aqueous humor,
usually flows out of your eye through a mesh-like
channel. If this channel gets blocked, or the eye is
producing too much fluid, the liquid builds up.
Sometimes, experts don’t know what causes this
blockage. But it can be inherited, meaning it’s
passed from parents to children.
• Less-common causes of glaucoma include a blunt
or chemical injury to your eye, severe eye
infection, blocked blood vessels inside your eye,
and inflammatory conditions. It’s rare, but eye
surgery to correct another condition can
sometimes bring it on. It usually affects both eyes,
but it may be worse in one than the other.

6. TREATMEN
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• Exercise for glaucoma patients may be
beneficial. Research has shown that
regular exercise may lower intraocular
pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients. It
does not have to be rigorous exercise to
have a beneficial effect, but rather a
brisk walk every other day for 20 to 30
minutes.
• Eye drops.
• Oral medication.
• Laser surgery.
• Microsurgery

7. THAN
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