Diagnosing and Treating Glaucoma

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Ophthalmologist, talks about how important it is to diagnose glaucoma early in the disease and what treatments are available.

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Diagnosing and Treating Glaucoma

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1

If you have glaucoma, the retina begins to detach from the back of the eye.

Explanation:

If you have glaucoma, the intraocular pressure in the eye is elevated beyond a safe level.

2

If glaucoma is left untreated, patients will experience blurry vision, but they won't lose their vision.

Explanation:

If glaucoma is left untreated, patients can permanently lose their vision.

3

People don't experience glaucoma symptoms until the disease is quite advanced.

Explanation:

People don't experience glaucoma symptoms until the disease is quite advanced. Once a patient begins to get vision loss, it's already too late to reverse the damage.

4

Glaucoma is typically very painful.

Explanation:

Glaucoma is typically painless.

5

Having a family history of glaucoma increase your risk of developing the disease.

Explanation:

People who are most likely to develop glaucoma have a family history of it, have a short eye with a narrow anterior chamber, or have a genetic condition.

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