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LIFESTYLE PRACTICES THAT CAN PREDISPOSE YOU TO GLAUCOMA

Inasmuch as there’s no known cause of Glaucoma, there are lifestyle practices that can actually predispose one to Glaucoma, and these lifestyle practices includes

  1. Abusing medications like steroids.
  2. Feeding on artificially processed and junk food. These type of food are packed with free radicals that causes cell death, optic Nerves inclusive.
  3. Smoking and high alcohol intake can also trigger an increase In IOP and optic nerve damage.
  4. Not checking your eyes regularly.
TYPES OF GLAUCOMA

Glaucoma can be classified based on etiology and based on anterior chamber angle depth.

Based on Etiology glaucoma is classified into

  1. Primary glaucoma – glaucoma that has no known cause.
  2. Secondary glaucoma – glaucoma with obvious causes and they are of different types and they are:   a. Drug induced glaucoma b. Congenital glaucoma. c. Glaucoma secondary to trauma. d. Glaucoma due to inflammation

Based on anterior chamber angle depth, glaucoma can be classified into

  1. Open angle glaucoma.
  2. Close Angle glaucoma

Other types of glaucoma includes normal tension glaucoma and pigmentary Glaucoma.

FACTS ABOUT GLAUCOMA
  1. Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the optic nerves.
  2. Glaucoma is second leading cause of blindness after cataract and the leading cause of irreversible Blindness worldwide.
  3. Blindness from glaucoma is irreversible.
  4. Glaucoma has no cure, but it requires a life time management to prevent blindness.
  5. Glasses does not cure glaucoma
  6. Surgery does not cure glaucoma.
  7. Over 80million people worldwide are blind from glaucoma
  8. Glaucoma is hereditary.
  9. Glaucoma does not give notification before sliding in..
  10. Glaucoma affects Africans more than the whites.
TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

TESTS THAT CONFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE GLAUCOMA

Before you can be precisely diagnosed of glaucoma, there are tests have to be conducted on you.

These tests includes;

  1. Visual acuity:  This is done to examine the level at which you can see things around you.
  2. Opthalmoscopy: this test is done to examine the health of your optic nerves.
  3. Tonometry: this is a measure of the intraocular pressure of the eyes.
  4. Visual field analysis: This is measure of how well your eyes can see things via side view while looking straight.

While the above are the major tests that confirms the Glaucoma diagnosis, other tests includes

OCT

Pachymetry

Gonioscopy.

GLAUCOMA TREATMENT

Glaucoma has no cure. But however it can be managed effectively to preserve vision.

The cause of glaucoma remains unknown. Hence treatment  borders around intraocular pressure reduction and protection of the optic nerves.

Reducing intraocular pressure basically involves reducing production of aqueous humor and or increasing outflow of aqueous humor. These are achieved with the use of systemic and topical medications ( eyedrops and tablets).

Protection of the optic nerve involves moping free radicals that sucks up all the Oxygen needed by the optic nerve. Use of antioxidants  helps mop up free radicals and oxygen ions.