Medication
First, the patient's intraocular pressure, or fluid production in the eye squinting or increasing output is reduced. These two drugs are used for the process. These drugs, when taken at regular intervals and at each day for life are drugs used. Despite drug therapy, the patient's intraocular pressure and visual field does not fall if you're running; methods of treatment is surgery.
Surgical Treatment
The surgery, a hole in the white part of the eye. Too small to be visible from the outside, this hole, drain excess fluid within the eye is. Postoperative glaucoma often disappear. This situation is not possible in all patients.
Laser Therapy
In the treatment of ocular tension of the laser beam; Firstly; acute glaucoma attack in the treatment of glaucoma and other eye is used to prevent the ingress attack. Second, in cases of chronic glaucoma in the eye, to facilitate removal of the liquid to the outside of the laser, the filter is applied to the outflow channels like. Another use of the laser in the treatment of ocular pressure on the outside of the eye, the colored part around the white area is the laser applies. The purpose of this section and located on the inside of the eye region which releases the water destroying the eye is to reduce water production.
Congenital glaucoma (glaucoma in babies)
One of the important disease in newborn infants congenital glaucoma. This disease progresses initially be asymptomatic, although it is striking that the magic of the baby's eyes. In addition, inability to look at the light, there are symptoms such as watery. In later stages of the disease should be treated, transparent layer of the eye that blurred over time and gradually whitening seen. In this case, baby, will gradually lose their vision. When the onset of the disease will be diagnosed during surgery to reduce eye pressure and will prevent vision loss. However, in infants with congenital glaucoma, eye pressure increases again after a period of time after surgery and may need surgery again. Seen in infants glaucoma, glaucoma than seen in adults with a stubborn and sometimes several types of glaucoma surgery may be required.
Symptoms of congenital glaucoma
Corneal haze (blur transparent layer) is the first difference of the findings. With the increase of tears, sensitivity to light and can spasm of the eyelids. Eye pressure due to the rise of the eyeball grows. Be identified more quickly when it is one-sided. In the initial period is two-sided and is barely noticeable. Early diagnosis is very important. Surgery is the treatment of the disease. Long-term follow-up is required.
No matter what type of glaucoma, vision permanently, has the potential to irreversibly ruined. Treatment should never be ignored. Sometimes with medication, surgery sometimes directly, and sometimes are treated with YAG laser.
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