What are the misunderstandings of glaucoma in our life

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Glaucoma must have been heard of by everyone, but how many people fully understand the disease? Many patients have serious consequences because they don't understand it enough. We all know that the harm of glaucoma is very great, so we need to carry out comprehensive prevention and treatment. Many people in our life lack the correct understanding of glaucoma, resulting in a series of misunderstanding, and even delay treatment.

What are the misunderstandings of glaucoma in our life

Misunderstanding 1: glaucoma is a kind of senile disease. People may be in glaucoma at any time. It is not a patent for the elderly, but the older the higher the incidence rate. In recent years, many young people are addicted to electronic products, coupled with incorrect eye habits, resulting in an increasing number of young people suffering from glaucoma. 　　

Myth 2: Glaucoma does not lead to complete blindness. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world after cataract. 50% of the blind people in the world are blind due to glaucoma. The main visual impairment caused by glaucoma is visual field narrowing or defect, if not actively treated, it will be completely blind. 　　

Mistake 3: see a doctor after glaucoma symptoms. Glaucoma is called "invisible vision killer" because its early symptoms are not obvious, and it is easy to be confused with other diseases. Many patients know nothing about their disease, thus delaying the treatment, leading to deterioration of the disease. In fact, as long as through regular eye examination and early prevention and detection, it can avoid glaucoma invasion to the greatest extent.

matters needing attention

The treatment of glaucoma should be determined according to the type of glaucoma. Although glaucoma can not be cured, as long as patients regularly come to the hospital for correct treatment by drugs, laser and microsurgery, and at the same time, close follow-up observation can also effectively control the development of the disease, so that most glaucoma patients can maintain useful visual function for life.