What is Glaucoma and its types?

People should about glaucoma and its types.

Glaucoma disorder is also called as silent thief of sight. It mainly damages the optic nerve head caused by a period of lack of blood supply. This certain condition of raised Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP), without evidence of optic nerve damage, is correctly called ‘Ocular hypertension’. The damage occurs in the visual fields, and by seeing notches in the nerve fibre layer at the optic disc, where nerve fibres have completely died.

 

Types of Glaucoma

 

Primary Glaucoma

 

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma:

  • Primary angle-closure glaucoma:

  • Normal-tension glaucoma (Low-tension glaucoma):

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Secondary Glaucoma

 

This type of glaucoma develops as a complication of another medical condition or injury. 

 

  • Congenital glaucoma 

  • Pigmentary glaucoma

  • Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

  • Neovascular glaucoma

  • Traumatic glaucoma

  • Steroid-induced glaucoma

 

People should know that the mechanism for glaucoma is a combination of raised IOP with a drop in blood pressure. It is possible to develop glaucoma even with a normal IOP if there is a sufficiently poor level in blood pressure. Each day the glaucoma patient is completely well, if they were probably taking the online bimatoprost eye drops. Once the issue is clear, they can avoid the use of eye drops.

 

Bottom line

 

People can deal with these eye issues by following the doctor's advice, but few people want to know the early symptoms of glaucoma. People should always check for glaucoma as a routine part of a full eye examination.