What does secondary glaucoma mean?
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As the saying goes: the eye is the window of the soul, if there is a problem in the window, how serious the consequences are. Among the eye diseases, glaucoma is also a common eye disease. Secondary glaucoma is a complication of some eye diseases and some systemic diseases in the eye. There are many kinds of glaucoma, with different clinical manifestations, different treatment principles and different prognosis. Therefore, friends with glaucoma should be treated as early as possible, so as not to delay the disease and endanger the visual health of patients. Next, I'll tell you something.
What does secondary glaucoma mean?
Secondary glaucoma can be classified into several categories: traumatic glaucoma, which is caused by retinal concussion, vitreous hemorrhage and other reasons that block the discharge of aqueous humor, leading to glaucoma optic nerve atrophy. This kind of glaucoma treatment is generally treated with western medicine, but if the treatment is not thorough, it is easy to lead to nerve atrophy, causing visual damage, so the treatment is the patient must adhere to.
Glaucoma secondary to myopia and hyperopia: due to improper adjustment of the eye focusing system, the discharge of aqueous humor is hindered, so the intraocular pressure is increased. This disease generally has no obvious symptoms, but may be just eye fatigue, which is easy to be misdiagnosed. Therefore, once patients with unexplained visual fatigue, they should seek medical treatment in time, so as not to delay the illness.
Secondary glaucoma after cataract: after the cataract is cured, there may be optic atrophy or even blindness. There is also a secondary glaucoma, that is, secondary glaucoma of keratitis, conjunctivitis and uveitis: that is, the aqueous humor caused by keratitis, conjunctivitis or uveitis cannot be discharged normally, which makes the intraocular pressure rise. This kind of disease is easy to repeat, so when treating, patients should pay special attention to it, and do not overuse their eyes.
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The above are several categories of secondary glaucoma, hoping to make patients understand glaucoma better. At the same time, glaucoma patients should pay attention to strengthen physical exercise in life, eat less spicy and stimulating food, eat as light as possible, quit smoking and drinking, and do not drink strong tea, coffee and other drinks; Drink water properly and wear sunglasses when you go out. I hope everyone can get back to health as soon as possible.
