Patient's question:
Doctor, I would like to ask if elderly patients with glaucoma can wear reading glasses. The patient is male, 77 years old. His previous health condition was good. The current condition is: 1. Recent eye pain, often with tears flowing out; 2. Redness in the corners of the eyes. Treatment history and effectiveness: 1. He has previously used medication. What kind of help does he need: 1. Can wearing reading glasses alleviate the secondary complications of glaucoma? 2. My friends around me said that glaucoma cannot be treated with surgery. Is that really true?Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that glaucoma is caused by wind, fire, phlegm, stagnation, and imbalance of yin and yang endocrine, leading to disharmony of qi and blood, blockage of meridians, impaired traffic of the in the eyes, and stagnation of qi, blood, and body fluids within the eye. The symptoms generally appear suddenly. In addition to completely eliminating the root cause and treating the fundamental issues, it is also important to constrict the pupil, activate the, thoroughly eliminate stagnation, stabilize the symptoms, and protect vision. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery and good health!