Patient's question:
Recently, my cousin has been feeling uncomfortable with her eyes. I accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up, and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with glaucoma. I would like to ask how glaucoma is treated?Doctor's answer:
Early in glaucoma, when intraocular pressure is high, eye drops to lower intraocular pressure can be used. If drug control is not ideal, surgical treatment should be combined as early as possible to try to prevent or delay the damage to the optic nerve caused by high intraocular pressure in glaucoma. In addition, it is necessary to pay special attention to harmful lifestyle habits that may trigger a glaucoma attack, such as significant emotional fluctuations, cold weather changes, frequent anger, and excessive eye strain, which should be avoided.