Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. I recently feel that my father has glaucoma. I don't know what the specific symptoms are, so I can only rely on my intuition. I want to take him to the hospital for a thorough examination. Then now, I would like to ask you, what are the early symptoms of glaucoma?Doctor's answer:
Glaucoma is a disease that causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve due to pathological high intraocular pressure, leading to visual field defects and ultimately blindness. Therefore, early symptoms include eye pain, eye fullness, headache, or nausea and vomiting, halos, vision loss; or difficulty reading after going to bed in the morning; soreness and pressure at the nasal root; frontal and orbital pain, etc. If these symptoms reappear, it is best to seek medical attention promptly.