The acute glaucoma - as used to be called a disease, better known today as the closure glaucoma. But the essence of the disease has not changed - it is still a type of glaucoma, in which the pathological processes, occurring within the eye, characterized by overlapping the anterior chamber angle, making access to problematic drainage system.
Closure (acute angle) glaucoma may be transmitted (and often transmitted) inherited. In this case, the disease in the early stages almost does not manifest itself. Prevent its development allow a regular (at least once a year) examinations at the ophthalmologist. And this is especially true when it comes to the older generation.
Risk of acute glaucoma
An acute angle (aka-closure) glaucoma makes itself felt heaviness in the eye area, which is affected by the disease, as well as blurred vision (periodically or continuously).
Attacks of acute glaucoma is extremely dangerous because they are characterized by a condition that is directly threatened by the loss of a man, that is, to complete blindness.
And the symptoms of such an attack are:
- prolonged redness protein;
- severe pain in the eye;
- the lack of reaction of the pupil;
- advanced, greenish pupil;
- dense eyes, producing the impression of "stone".
Thus intraocular pressure in man "jumps" to 70, or even 100 mmHg.
The concentration of pain
Pain during an attack of acute glaucoma can be localized not only in the area of the eyeball, but also spread to the eyebrows, go to the temples, forehead and even the back of the head. In this case, the sick suffers from nausea, vomiting may occur, be pain in the abdomen, heart.
Many of those who had a chance encounter with a state of the attack, were convinced that they poisoning, stroke, heart attack. And an emergency eye care at the moment few of them thought.
Therefore it is necessary once more to say about the importance of regular preventive examinations by an ophthalmologist. They can detect many diseases in the early stages and take corrective measures. In addition, the patient is warned about possible attacks, and so will know how to behave, if something happens, where to go for help.
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