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Getting Older? Symptoms Of Glaucoma And Treatment Options

22 March 2019
 Categories: , Blog

It is important that you take proper care of your eyes, and the best way to do this is to see an optometrist to have your eyes examined at least once a year. This is especially true if you are getting older, as you may start having a variety of eye problems. One of these eye problems is known as glaucoma. Below is information about what this is, how an eye doctor tests for glaucoma, and the treatment options you have available.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve on your eye over time. This results in you having vision loss, and you could eventually go blind. If you detect glaucoma early and have the proper treatment, you can prevent blindness as well as other serious problems.

The most important reasons for an eye doctor to check you is there are no symptoms of glaucoma in the beginning. By the time you start having symptoms, the problem is much worse and may be harder to treat.

Check for Glaucoma

To check for glaucoma, your eye doctor will give you an eye test to see how well you see at a variety of distances, including close and far away. The test also measures your side vision, which is known as your peripheral vision. Loss in your side vision is a major sign that you have glaucoma.

The doctor may also dilate your eyes by putting a few drops in each eye. This will make the pupils much larger to allow the doctor to examine your eyes better.

Once the eyes are dilated, the eye doctor will use a type of magnifying lens to examine your optic nerve and retina for any problems.

Treatment for Glaucoma

If the eye doctor finds that you have glaucoma, there are many treatment options available. The eye doctor may prescribe eye drops to help control the pressure in your eyes. The eye doctor will show you how best to put these drops in your eyes.

There are also surgical procedures that may be needed. For example, laser surgery can be done. This surgery only takes approximately 15 minutes, does not cause any pain, and can be performed in your eye doctor's office.

Your eye doctor will want to check your eye pressure more often after you have laser surgery to ensure the pressure is going down. This is because the pressure does not go down all at once but instead gradually.

There are other treatment options available that your eye doctor can go over with you. The eye doctor can also give you much more information about glaucoma after your medical eye exam.