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Guest: Hilton.
Hilton talked about Glaucoma today on 900CHML!
What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss or blindness. Glaucoma occurs when the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises. However, with early treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss.
Open-angle glaucoma is the most common form. In the front of the eye is a space called the anterior chamber. A clear fluid flows continuously in and out of the chamber and nourishes nearby tissues. The fluid leaves the chamber at the open angle where the cornea and iris meet. When the fluid reaches the angle, it flows through a spongy meshwork, like a drain, and leaves the eye. Sometimes when the fluid reaches the angle, it passes too slowly through the meshwork drain. As the fluid builds up, the pressure inside the eye rises to a level that may damage the optic nerve. When the optic nerve is damaged from increased pressure, open-angle glaucoma and vision loss may result. That's why controlling pressure inside the eye is important.
Anyone can develop glaucoma. Some people are at a higher risk than others. One in every 100 Canadians are affected, usually over the age of 40. At first there are no symptoms. Vision stays normal, and there is no pain. However as the disease progresses, a person with glaucoma may notice his or her side vision gradually failing. As glaucoma remains untreated, people may miss objects to the side and out of the corner of their eye. Without treatment people with glaucoma will slowly lose their peripheral vision, and with time straight-ahead vision will decrease until no vision remains. With increased pressure to the eye pain may also be felt.
Studies have shown early detection and treatment of glaucoma, before major vision loss is the best way to control the disease. If you being treated for glaucoma, be sure to take and administer your medication properly every day. A Visual Field Test may be required. A visual field test is designed to map a person's visual field. A way of documenting the level of peripheral vision. Medicines are sometimes prescribed, usually in the form of eye drops. Laser or surgery may also be suggested, if you have glaucoma in both eyes, only one eye will be treated at a time.
Hilton also talked about the important of proper administration of eye drops, and reminded listeners of the availability of MEDCHECKS. Daynight Pharmacy, commitment to quality care and service!
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