World Glaucoma Day is celebrated on March 12

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World Glaucoma Day is celebrated on March 12
 

Accurate diagnosis to better control of glaucoma

Under the World Glaucoma Day which is celebrated on March 12, the Infante Santo Hospital warns of the key measures for prevention of this disease.
Glaucoma is a disease that requires close monitoring and is a major cause of irreversible blindness. Luis Gouveia Andrade, the ophthalmologist Infante Santo Hospital, stresses that "the most common cause of glaucoma is a degenerative, age-related and result from an obstacle in the normal circulation of the fluids that exist within the eyeball. Its increased accumulation determines an increase in tension within the eye and thus compressing and death of nerve cells responsible for vision. "
This silent disease is fortunately benign, if detected early enough. "There are now many treatment options for the disease in the form of eye drops, laser or surgery. Initial treatment uses eyedrops that reduce eyestrain, one drop per day, and that in most cases, allow adequate monitoring of glaucoma, "says ophthalmologist.
The diagnosis of glaucoma is essentially clinical, because it is the physician to measure the ocular tension, a major element in detection of this condition. Early diagnosis and strict is in fact the secret to control the glaucoma and the majority of eye diseases.

Source: LFC Communications