CARE OF GLAUCOMA:

Glaucoma is another very important eye ailment and cause of blindness. It is also
known as, Silent thief of sight, due to the fact ,it mostly causes no pain until
signifcant vision loss occurs. It may be understood as high blood pressure of the eye.
he pressure inside the eye ball rises beyond normal limits and damages vision. here
may be loss of peripheral or side vision, sudden eye pain, headache, halos around light,
blurring, loss of vision, redness of eye, nausea and vomiting. It may be congenital, after
in!ury to eye, drug"induced #steroids$, diabetes, smokers and above %& are at risk. he
following simple tips help to prevent and take better care of this illness'

(ctive life style, maintaining healthy weight by regular e)ercise and
healthy diet signifcantly reduces the risk of having glaucoma.
*ever use steroid eye drops without consulting a doctor.
ake good care of high +lood ,ressure, +lood Sugar and other diseases
related to blood and heart.
he patients should keep an eye on eye pressure.
he patient-s family should be screened by visual feld test.
(lways consult doctor for any problem in vision.