Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in people over age 60. This significant condition damages the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain and is vital for good vision. Glaucoma poses a threat to your eyesight—and can ultimately lead to permanent vision loss. It typically happens when fluid builds up in the front of an eye. That extra fluid increases the pressure in the eye, injuring the optic nerve. Most people don’t notice their glaucoma symptoms until they have lost some of their peripheral vision.
It’s imperative to get regular eye checkups for early detection and treatment of glaucoma before long-term vision loss poses a threat. At the offices of Orange Coast Eye Center, our team of highly skilled team will handle your case with care and employ regular testing and treatments designed to maintain or restore your healthy vision.
There are two main types of glaucoma.
Open-angle is the most common and happens gradually. The eye doesn’t drain fluid properly (it’s like a clogged drain). Consequently, eye pressure builds and starts to damage the optic nerve. It’s painless and at first causes no vision changes. Some people’s optic nerves are sensitive to normal eye pressure, which means that their risk of getting glaucoma is higher than normal.
Angle-closure (also called “closed-angle” or “narrow-angle”) is less common but an emergency. It happens when the iris is very close to the drainage angle and partially hinders the drainage angle. But when the drainage angle gets completely blocked, though, eye pressure rises quickly. Call an ophthalmologist right away or risk going blind.
The signs of an acute angle-closure glaucoma attack:
Lost vision due to glaucoma can’t be recovered. Treatment targets lowering eye pressure with prescription eye drops, oral medications, laser treatment, surgery or a combination of them.
The office of Orange Coast Eye Center provides the highest quality of skilled and compassionate eye care for a wide range of conditions, including glaucoma. For more information about our many services, please call us today.
By Orange Coast Eye Center
October 30, 2023
Glaucoma ni moja ya sababu kuu za upofu kwa watu wenye umri wa miaka 60 na zaidi. Hali hii huathiri sana neva ya macho, ambayo huunganisha jicho na ubongo na ni muhimu kwa kuona vizuri. Glaucoma ni tishio kwa uwezo wako wa kuona na hatimaye inaweza kusababisha kupoteza uwezo wa kuona milele. Kwa kawaida hutokea wakati umajimaji wa umajimaji unapokusanyika mbele ya jicho. Kioevu hicho cha ziada huongeza shinikizo jicho, na kuharibu neva ya macho. Watu wengi hawatambui dalili za glaucoma yao mpaka wanapopoteza baadhi ya maono yao ya pembeni. Ni muhimu kufanya uchunguzi wa macho mara kwa mara ili kugundua na kutibu glaucoma mapema kabla ya kupoteza uwezo wa kuona kwa muda mrefu kuwa tishio. Katika ofisi ya Orange Coast Eye Center, timu yetu ya wataalamu wa hali ya juu itashughulikia kesi yako kwa uangalifu na kutumia vipimo vya kawaida na matibabu yaliyokusudiwa kudumisha au kurejesha maono yako ya afya. Kuna aina kuu mbili za glaucoma. Upande ulio wazi ndio unaotumiwa zaidi na hutokea hatua kwa hatua. Jicho halitoki umajimaji vizuri (ni kama mfereji uliofungwa). Kwa hiyo, shinikizo la jicho huongezeka na kuanza kuharibu neva ya macho. Ni painless na kwa mara ya kwanza haina kusababisha mabadiliko ya maono. Kwa sababu mishipa ya macho ya watu wengi huathiriwa na shinikizo la kawaida la jicho, huenda watu wengi wakawa na ugonjwa wa glaucoma. Angle-kufungwa (pia aitwaye <unk> kufungwa-angle<unk> au <unk> narrow-angle<unk>) ni chini ya kawaida lakini dharura. Hii ni kwa sababu iris iko karibu na pembe ya maji na inaathiri sehemu ya maji. Lakini pembe ya kuondoa maji inapofungwa kabisa, shinikizo la macho huongezeka upesi. Piga simu daktari wa macho mara moja au uhatarishe kuwa kipofu. Ishara za mshtuko wa glaucoma ya pembe iliyofungwa: Maono yaliyopotea kwa sababu ya glaucoma hayawezi kurudishwa. Matibabu ya kupunguza shinikizo la macho kwa kutumia matone ya macho, dawa za mdomo, matibabu ya laser, upasuaji au mchanganyiko wa matibabu hayo. Orange Coast Eye Center ni kituo cha matibabu ya macho ya kitaalamu na ya huruma kwa ajili ya magonjwa mbalimbali, ikiwa ni pamoja na glaucoma. Kwa habari zaidi kuhusu huduma zetu nyingi, tafadhali tupigie simu leo. Orange Coast Eye Center, Oktoba 30, 2023