faq_category: Glaucoma

There are no studies that prove the role of stress as a contributing factor in causing glaucoma

There are no specific vitamin supplements that prevent glaucoma. In this case, one needs to incorporate supplements like B-complex, Calcium, Zinc, Magnesium, Vitamin A, C and E in the diet.

Most types of glaucoma have no symptoms. However, there is an acute variety that can cause severe eye pain, blurred vision, headache, nausea, and vomiting; this preceded halos around lights.

Blindness can be prevented if it is recognised in the initial stage. Medications can slow down the progression of glaucoma by reducing elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) as this restricts further damage to the optic nerve.

Glaucoma is not curable but it is controllable, like diabetes and hypertension. To prevent or slow down further damage, regular eye examination, eye drops, laser procedures, pills or surgical operations as determined by your doctor can help. To detect advancement and to restrict further side vision loss, regular eye examinations are effective.

Glaucoma is the name of a group of eye diseases that leads to vision impairment or total blindness if left untreated as it is a disease of the nerve (optic nerve) that gives us all forms of the night – vision, colour vision, and side vision. The slow deterioration of side vision occurs preferentially in…

Glaucoma is a slowly progressing problem. On an average, untreated Glaucoma takes around 10-15 years to advance from early damage to total blindness. With an IOP (Intraocular Pressure) of 21-25 mmHg it takes 15 yrs to progress, an IOP of 25-30 mmHg around seven years and pressure more than 30 mmHg takes three years. Glaucoma…