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Glaucoma
Services at Sceh
Glaucoma is a blinding
disease that comes on slowly and initially
without any symptoms. SCEH offers:
- Expertise in diagnosis and treatment
of all kinds of Glaucoma backed by some
of the best diagnostic equipments sourced
from around the world.
- Special expertise in treatment of Paediatric
Glaucoma.
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Know
about Glaucoma
What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma has been rightly called the “The
silent stealer of eyesight”. The loss
of vision is so gradual from along the periphery
of the eye that the patient is largely unaware
of the loss. What is most tragic is that vision
loss due to glaucoma is irreversible. Medication
and surgery can at the best preserve the remaining
eyesight of the patient.
Glaucoma is a result of build up of fluid
within the eye and the resultant increase
in pressure. This pressure falls on the sensitive
optic nerve resulting in irreversible damage.
Types
of Glaucoma
Chronic Open Angle
glaucoma
As there are hardly any symptoms, the patient
is largely unaware that there is a progressive
loss of vision. The only way of diagnosis
is through periodic eye examinations.
Congenital Glaucoma
This is visible literally from birth.
Since the eye of an infant is more elastic
than that of an adult, the increase of pressure
leads to the eye bulging out.
Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
This is a sudden onset. Blurred vision,
severe pain, rainbow haloes around light,
nausea and vomiting are the immediate symptoms.
Unless medical attention is provided immediately,
blindness can result in a day or two.
Anybody over the age of 40 years is susceptible
to Glaucoma. That’s why it is advised
that people above 40 should go in for an ophthalmologic
examination every 6 months.
Remedies
Glaucoma is usually controlled with eye drops
or oral medication given in various combinations.
These medications act to decrease the eye
pressure either by assisting flow of fluid
outside the eye or by decreasing the amount
of fluid entering the eye. If medication is
poorly tolerated or not effective in controlling
the intra-ocular pressure, surgery is done
to create an artificial drainage channel for
the fluid to drain out. |
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Specialists at SCEH |
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