What is Glaucoma? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a condition in which intraocular pressure raises as a result damage to optic nerve occurs that leads to progressive and irreversible vision loss. If glaucoma is not treated on time, firstly it causes peripheral vision loss and then leads to blindness. It is one of the major cause of blindness.
Commonly seen in?
Females are more prone to develop glaucoma.
What happens in glaucoma?
In glaucoma the intraocular pressure of the eye increased that is eye structures unable to regulate the pressure in the eye which leads to damage of the optic nerve. It may occur due to certain eye diseases or Optic nerve damage.
Risk Factors:
-Family history
-Races, especially Asians and Africans
-long-term use of steroids
-Diabetic Retinopathy
-Trauma to the eye
-Eye diseases such as Uveitis
How do I know about glaucoma?
It is usually asymptomatic. The symptoms include:
-Peripheral vision
-Color clarity decreases
-Pain in eyes
-Nausea or vomiting
-Cloudiness in the visual field
-Headache
Does glaucoma lead to blindness?
Blindness does occur from glaucoma but very rarely. However, sight impairment is more common.
Investigations to be done?
-Direct tonometry
-Air puff test
-Perimetry
-Dilation test
Treatment of glaucoma?
-Eye drops
-Oral or IV medications to reduce pain
-Rest of the treatment depends on the case of the glaucoma
Homeopathic treatment for glaucoma?
-Aconitum napellus
-Belladonna
-Phosphorus
-Rhododendron chrysanthum
-Spigelia anthelmia
-Gelsemium
-Physostigma
For more information, you can visit WebMD and eMedicine.
