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How can we Diagnose Glaucoma?

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Early diagnosis is the key to prevention of blindness from glaucoma. People who are 40 or older should have a yearly dilated eye examination.

Glaucoma can be diagnosed by a simple and painless measurement of pressure in the eye. This test is called tonometry.

In congenital type, sensitivity to light, redness of the eye and haziness are the main symptoms. Congenital glaucoma affects more boys than girls.

Another test called the Arden Screening Test is used to confirm the diagnosis of glaucoma it is a color test which shows vision changes that occur before problems appear.

The progression of glaucoma is monitored with regular visual field tests and optic nerve photography.

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Posted by: JerryMirro(Guest) Posted on: 05/10/2010

Your article is really very interesting. This is the information, Iâ€™ve been looking forâ€¦ Thanks

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Posted by: edmund33 Posted on: 08/10/2009

when having advanced glaucoma,is it true that eye surgery ,to lower the Internal eye pressure,may cause additional optic fiber
destruccion?

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Posted by: sudhirbhakri(Guest) Posted on: 04/10/2009

what is the best treatment for glucoma. is there any operation as in cataract?

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