Patient's question:
Hello doctor, I am 48 years old. I have had glaucoma for a while. I was told that I don't need to go to the hospital to see a doctor, as long as I persist in using eye drops, it can be relieved. Doctor, what eye drops are used to treat glaucoma?Doctor's answer:
It is best to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination. Because the treatment principles for different types of glaucoma are different. Primary angle-closure glaucoma requires surgical treatment. If it is chronic angle-closure glaucoma, it can be treated with pilocarpine eye drops. Moreover, your condition has been going on for a long time, and the symptoms are not very obvious, which may also be secondary glaucoma caused by other eye diseases. Only through a thorough ophthalmological examination can a definitive diagnosis be made and the appropriate treatment plan confirmed.