Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Typically, the disease progresses slowly, gradually destroying peripheral vision. Because people are unaware of early peripheral vision loss, a patient can lose most of it before they even know they have glaucoma.
گلوکوما آپٹک نرو کو نقصان پہنچاتا ہے ، جو بصری معلومات کو ریٹنا سے دماغ تک منتقل کرتا ہے۔ عام طور پر یہ بیماری آہستہ آہستہ بڑھتی ہے ، آہستہ آہستہ احاطہ نظر کو ختم کرتی ہے۔ کیونکہ لوگ ابتدائی مرحلے میں نظر کے ضائع ہونے سے بے خبرہوتے ہیں ، اس سے پہلے کہ مریض کو یہ معلوم ہوجائے کہ انہیں گلوکوما ہے کافی حد تک نظر جا چکی ہوتی ہے۔
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness.
گلوکوما اندھے پن کی دوسری عام وجہ ہے۔
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting about 3 million people in the United States. Because there are no symptoms early on, about half of people with the disease don’t know they have it. Once a vision is lost to glaucoma, it can’t be regained.
Typically, There Are No Early Warning Signs
What makes glaucoma so scary is that it often becomes a problem so suddenly. Most people don’t notice any warning signs or symptoms. However, with regular eye exams, we can check the pressure of your eye and monitor your risk.
Who’s Most At Risk For Glaucoma?
Though certain factors put you at a higher risk, it’s important for everyone to understand the risk factors. For example, glaucoma usually affects people in their middle age—and the elderly—but it can, and does, affect people within all age groups.
- over age 40
- of African, Asian or Hispanic heritage
- who have high eye pressure detected during an eye exam
- who are farsighted or nearsighted
- who have experienced eye trauma or eye injury
- whose corneas are thin in the center
- or who have health problems such as diabetes, migraines, high blood pressure or poor blood circulation?
There’s no cure for glaucoma. However, when caught early, we can take steps to slow or halt vision loss. Often, treatments as simple as specialized eye drops that reduce the pressure building up inside of your eye can make a difference.
Risk of losing vision to glaucoma
What you can do to reduce the risk of glaucoma damage?
These techniques work by lowering eye pressure to reduce the amount of fluid in the eye, and by increasing fluid outflow from the eye.
Exercise regularly. A study just published in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, showed that people who engaged in physical activity can slow vision loss from glaucoma.
Meditate. A new study published last month in the Journal Glaucoma showed that a relaxation program with meditation can lower eye pressure in glaucoma patients and improve their quality of life by lowering stress hormones like cortisol.
Don’t use CBD as a “natural” glaucoma remedy. CBD, or cannabidiol, is the non-psychotropic component of cannabis and hemp being touted as a magical cure-all. A study published last month in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science shows it actually raised eye pressure in mice.
Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, especially green, leafy ones. One study showed that people who ate more leafy vegetables have a 20 to 30 percent lower risk of developing glaucoma. Why? Nitrates in green vegetables can be converted to nitric oxide, which can improve blood flow and help regulate pressure inside the eye.
Don’t smoke. Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of glaucoma and has an overall negative impact on eye health.
Maintain healthy body weight. People with a higher body mass index (BMI) are at increased risk for diabetes, and having diabetes puts people at risk of glaucoma. Having a too low BMI is also associated with increased glaucoma risk.
Here is the message from our lead consultant Professor Dr. Zia Ul Mazhry,
"Glaucoma is known as a silent killer of sight in English. Sariq un Nazar is the name given to it in Arabic, meaning thief of the sight. Patients are often surprised when their ophthalmologist tells them they have glaucoma because they don’t have symptoms. There is no need to be scared about the diagnosis as many modern treatments are able to prevent further loss in glaucoma. The good news is that today’s innovative treatments and surgical techniques are better than ever.” What matters is a timely diagnosis which may be accomplished by careful testing and investigations by a caring ophthalmologist.''
گلوکوما انگریزی میں نظر کا خاموش قاتل کے طور پر جانا جاتا ہے۔ عربی زبان میں اس کو دیا جانے والا نام سارق ان نذر ہے ، اس کا معنی ہے کہ نظر کا چور۔ مریضوں کو اکثر حیرت ہوتی ہے کہ جب ان کے ماہرامراض چشم نے انہیں بتایا کہ انہیں گلوکوما ہے جبکہ ان میں کوی علامات نہیں ہوتی ہیں۔ تشخیص کے بارے میں خوفزدہ ہونے کی ضرورت نہیں ہے کیونکہ بہت سارے جدید علاج گلوکوما میں مزید نقصان کو روکنے کے قابل ہیں۔ خوشخبری یہ ہے کہ آج کے جدید تشخیصی علاج اور جراحی کی تکنیک پہلے سے کہیں بہتر ہیں۔ اہم بات اس کی بروقت تشخیص ہے جو احتیاطی جانچ اور تفتیش کے ذریعہ دیکھ بھال کرنے والے ماہر امراض چشم کے ذریعہ انجام پاتی ہے۔
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