Patient's question:
My grandmother has glaucoma, which is quite common. At the same time, apart from some other diseases, asthma, high blood pressure, cervical spondylosis, etc., her eye pressure has never been high. But this afternoon, she suddenly felt her eyes were very painful. It's quite common to get glaucoma. How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Since glaucoma is a blinding eye disease, early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment must be emphasized. Treatments that can be adopted include drug control therapy, laser therapy, surgical treatment, and others. Although glaucoma is a serious, irreversible, and debilitating eye disease, if detected early and treated appropriately with lifelong care, the prognosis is relatively favorable. Of course, it is not excluded that a few intractable cases of glaucoma may have a poor prognosis, but that is still a minority. Through effective treatment, it is still possible to maintain relatively longer visual function and delay the onset of blindness.