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San Carlos Polyclinic doctors tell us about glaucoma

12 March 2016 - 00: 00

Taking advantage of the 12 March is World Glaucoma Day we explain some concepts that help us understand and prevent this common eye disease.

Glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve fibers produced most often by increased intraocular pressure. It usually affects people over 40 years.

The optic nerve transmits the images of the eye to the brain making vision possible. The increased intraocular pressure is slowly and gradually affecting their fibers manner, causing a lesion that is irreversible. Depending on the degree of destruction of the optic nerve of vision loss is higher or lower.

Dra. Patricia Devesa

Without proper treatment, glaucoma can lead to blindness. With performing periodic eye exams, early detection and proper treatment can preserve vision.
There are several types of glaucoma but the most common is chronic open-angle glaucoma.
This type of glaucoma is asymptomatic in principle, there is no pain or redness. When symptoms of vision loss occur, usually we are dealing with advanced and irreversible stages of the disease. It is therefore very important early detection attending a ophthalmological frequently, especially in cases of patients with a family history of glaucoma.

Early treatment of glaucoma usually prevents visual loss. People suffering from glaucoma need to be reviewed periodically throughout his life as glaucoma can worsen without the patient noticing.

We do not yet fully know what causes this disease, but there are a number of risk factors that we must consider:

  • Family history: increase to 10 times the risk of glaucoma.
  • Age: risk increases with age.
  • Diabetes
  • Myopia

The most important treatment is early detection of the disease. When a patient has high blood pressure first thing you must decide is whether you need treatment or not.

Dr. Scalerandi

The goal of treatment is to slow the progression of the disease by lowering the intraocular pressure value. Usually by applying drops once or twice a day can control the levels of eyestrain and when this is not enough use laser treatment or surgery.

Having no symptoms there are chances that the patient is not aware of his illness and is not consistent with the treatment, which is crucial for the glaucoma progresses.

Tips

Any patient should conduct regular checks from the 40 years and more reason if other people in your family who have glaucoma. Remember that you can have high eye pressure without noticing any symptoms and possible damage to the optic nerve.

Relatives of a patient with glaucoma should be regularly to try to detect the disease in early stages if this appears revisions.

It is very important that compliance with the treatment prescribed by the doctor is done in a strictly. Glaucoma is a chronic disease that needs constant treatment.

Today Glaucoma is a disease that can monitor and treat effectively if proper precautions are taken.

Glaucoma is treated by the team of ophthalmologists Policlinico San Carlos Denia (Oftalvist) made by Dr. Gabriel Scalerandi, Dr. Patricia Devesa and Dr. Vicente Chaqués.

Dr. Scalerandi, Dr. Devesa and Dr. Chaqués Allepuz
Doctors specialists in Ophthalmology

San Carlos Office

1 Comment
  1. Aris Vision Mexico says:

    Excellent explanation about glaucoma, this disease affects a large part of the population, so it is necessary to make it known, you can also read more about it by visiting https://www.arisvisionmexico.com


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