faq_category: Glaucoma
Glaucoma is not a very lifestyle sensitive disease. However, if you practice yoga, head down position or “shirsasana” should be avoided. Also, consumption of more than 4 standard glasses of water (approx.1 liter) at one time should be avoided.
Only your Ophthalmologist will be able to tell and therefore it is vital to attend follow-up appointments and does not stop using your eye drops as prescribed.
Current treatment of glaucoma is directed towards control of eye pressure. We can do this by means of eye drops (sometimes tablets for short duration), laser and glaucoma surgery. For the majority of chronic open angle disease it is controlled with eye drops; when this fails then laser or surgery is contemplated. For all angle…
Blood pressure can affect eye pressure, but only at sustained high levels. So it is important that hypertension is controlled. Low levels of blood pressure (hypotension) can compromise the blood supply to the optic nerve head and also contribute to further damage.
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Yes, chronic glaucoma is 4-10 times commoner in blood relations of patients diagnosed with glaucoma.
Glaucoma slowly affects side vision (peripheral vision) first. Glaucoma occurs in both eyes, but usually unequally, as a result, the better eye keeps ‘filling-in’ for the eye that is affected more. Due to extreme constriction of side vision tunneling of vision occurs. Central vision continues to remain relatively-good the very last stage. That is why,…
Glaucoma has been called the ‘sneak thief of sight’ as in the early stages of the majority of cases there are no symptoms, except in the acute variety when patients may complain of colored halos preceding pain and loss of vision. However, in the majority of chronic glaucoma cases, patients can tell only after side…
Glaucoma develops gradually, so symptoms do not occur for the majority of patients.
Uvetic or inflammatory glaucoma is a type where ocular inflammation can cause intraocular pressure rise and subsequent glaucoma.