Do You Often To...
Nausea and vomiting
Haloes around light
Headache
Sudden vision loss
Be careful, this could be a sign that you have glaucoma
Risk Factors
- Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP)
- Older age, significantly over 60 years old
- Family history
- Short-sightedness (myopia)
- Retinal disease
- Systemic vascular disease (diabetes, hypertension, heart problem)
- Previous ocular trauma, inflammation of the eyes
- Corticosteroid medication (mainly topical)
Treatment/Management
MedicationCourse of eye drops
laser procedures laser trabeculoplastyLaser that creates tiny openings in the drainage channels to improve fluid outflow
SurgeryIn some cases, surgery might be necessary to create new drainage channel for the fluid or implant drainage device
