Is congenital glaucoma bound to be blind in the end?

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Glaucoma is a serious blindness caused by optic nerve damage and visual field defect caused by elevated intraocular pressure. The severity of glaucoma lies in: the damage of glaucoma is due to the long-term high intraocular pressure, which makes the optic nerve atrophy gradually and lose its function. Once the damage occurs, it is irreversible and there is no possibility of vision recovery. Therefore, early detection and early treatment are particularly important. Congenital glaucoma occurs in the early stage of life, not only can lead to blindness, but also seriously affect the appearance, and there are a variety of serious secondary lesions, and even lead to eyeball rupture. If it can not be controlled as soon as possible, it will have a long-term adverse impact on the future life.

Is congenital glaucoma bound to be blind in the end?

Infantile glaucoma is a congenital disease. Some of it is caused by heredity, some by the oppression of the uterine cavity in the mother, and some by not paying attention to medication when pregnant. These are also factors causing glaucoma.

Some congenital glaucoma is more urgent when it comes on. It happens all of a sudden, and there will be severe headache. Generally, it will lose sight quickly within 42 hours, which is more serious. Another kind of glaucoma is chronic. Generally, the eyes gradually become prominent, and the eyes slowly lose sight.

In the face of congenital glaucoma symptoms must remember timely observation and treatment, early detection, early treatment, can reduce the risk of blindness, if the child is young, can first through drug treatment, later to the hospital for surgery.

matters needing attention

Got glaucoma, must control the development of the disease in time, don't wait until the eye is blind, just know to treat, so it's too late, it's best to go to the eye hospital for surgery.