Patient's question:
The child was born not long ago, and their eyes always tear up, and they always cry a lot. How can you distinguish between the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma?Doctor's answer:
Retinitis pigmentosa is mostly a congenital genetic disease. Generally, there is a degeneration of pigment in the peripheral retina. Most patients will experience night vision impairment. When it becomes severe to a certain extent, only a small amount of vision remains in the macular area. Glaucoma is caused by the obstruction of the dust discharge pathway, often resulting from symptoms of elevated intraocular pressure. In clinical diagnosis, it is easy to distinguish. Just go to the hospital for an eye exam and measure the intraocular pressure.