drugs of Disease

1. Glaucoma

2. TOPICS OF
PRESENTATION
I. Definition
II. CLASSIFICATION of Glaucoma
III.Causes
IV.PREVENTION
V.TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA

3. Glaucoma is disorders
of eye resulting in optic
nerve damage or loss to
the field of vision

4. Classification of Glaucoma
Inflammatory glaucoma
Uveitis of all types
Phacogenic glaucoma
Angle-closure glaucoma with
mature cataractSecondary glaucoma
the end stage of all types of
glaucoma. The eye has no vision,
absence of pupillary light reflex and
pupillary response, and has a stony
appearance. Severe pain is present in
the eye.
Absolute glaucoma
Primary open-angle glaucoma is
caused by contact between the
iris and trabecular meshwork
Primary glaucoma and its
variants

5. CAUSES
1- DAMAGE TO THE OPTIC
NERVE
2- LACK OF EYE DISCHARGE
OF FLUIDS INCLUDING:
BLOCKAGE OR NARROW
OPENINGS FOR DRAINAGE
THE PRESENCE OF
INFLAMMATION INSIDE THE
EYE LEAD TO THE NARROW
CHANNELS
DAMAGE IN THE TISSUES OF

6. PREVENTION
EYE EXAMINATION
AT INTERVALS
(ONCE EVERY YEAR
APPROXIMATELY

7. TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA
USE OF DRUGS
1- acetazolamide ( CIDAMEX )
2- Latanoprost

8. TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA
LASER TREATMENT

9. TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA
SURGICAL TREATMENT

10. FATIMAH MOHAMED SHAHEEN