What are the symptoms of glaucoma. How often I should consult eye doctor. Is eye transplantation possible for glaucoma infected eye?
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The most common type of glaucoma (open-angle glaucoma) often has no symptoms other than slow vision loss. Angle-closure glaucoma, although rare, is a medical emergency and its symptoms include eye pain with nausea and sudden visual disturbance. should consult eye doctor
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Basically two common type� open angle glaucoma(� OAG)&close angle glaucoma, in open angle glaucoma there is gradual painless loss of vision which is detected very late. Frequent change of glass is also sign of glaucoma, late diagnosis of OAG is cause of poor prognosis. Closed angle glaucoma comes with severe pain& redness,so patient immediately consult ophthmologist ,so prognosis is very good. In late stage of OAG cup disc ratio is almost 0.9& field is almost fully constricted,so you have to keep patient on anti-glaucoma eye drops because sometimes in glaucoma surgery in late stage there is chances of complete visual loss,do doctor prefer to control iop by eye drops & these days plenty of anti-glaucoma eye drops which can control iop for long time & can maintain remaining vision.
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Dear Lybrate user commonly there are two type of glaucoma. OPEN ANGLE AND CLOSED ANGLE. In open angle type patient age group 40 years or above, they can complain frequent changes of near vision glasses, sometimes heaviness or browache, sometimes symptomless. In closed type patient may have various symptoms according to severety glare, rainbow color halos, eyeache, headaches, blurring of vision. In severe cases patients may complain sudden onset of pain with loss of vision. If you have family history of glaucoma or on long term use of steroidal drug or history of trauma in your eyes or you are above 40 years and have above symptom then you should contact to your eye specialist. Eye transplantation is not for glaucoma treatment.
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