Glaucoma is not the only cause of increased pressure in the eyes; Glaucoma can also be caused by other physical disorders.
In general, if something goes wrong in the eyes, symptoms like pain, watery, itching, reddening of the eyes may occur. However, glaucoma usually has no symptoms except for a few people who may experience red eyes.
After the age of forty, it is necessary to see an eye doctor every two years. The pressure in the eyes should be less than 20 mm; If it’s too high, it’s important to check for glaucoma. If delayed, not only is direct vision; Visibility decreases from side to side, above and below.
Besides eye pressure, changes in the structure and function of the eyes, changes in blood vessels, genetic factors, and sometimes changes in nerve cells are now known to play a major role in the risk of glaucoma.
Our center, which is affiliated to a medical college, provides general medical and surgical patients with a full body examination, including eyes. Many of these people have glaucoma without symptoms.
This ensures that glaucoma can be secondary to the effects of other physical disorders. Genetic factor is at the top of this.
Apart from this, unexplained arthritis in children, seizures, viral infections, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and thyroid disorders in the elderly increase the chances of glaucoma.
Long-term use of steroid tablets for skin diseases, migraine headaches, asthma, arthritis, stress, and mental tension can also cause glaucoma. Glaucoma from eye pressure tends to worsen very slowly; The damage caused by physical problems will soon become serious.
If you get hit in the eye, you are at risk of developing glaucoma for the next 10 years. People with ‘plus power’ in visual impairment are also at higher risk. Low density of the iris and ‘plus’ power in visual impairment both predispose to glaucoma.
In angle closure glaucoma, sudden pain and reddening of the eye occurs. Vomiting and unbearable abdominal pain.
The pressure in the eyes is not understood and goes to the general practitioner as a digestive disorder. Glaucoma can be congenital. If the nerve, eye, and skin are affected at the same time, it can be glaucoma.