What are the symptoms of glaucoma in children?

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In fact, juvenile glaucoma is an eye disease that seriously affects the vision of adolescents. For teenagers, once the eye glaucoma problem will lead to a sharp decline in vision, most parents in order to cure their children's glaucoma spared no effort to treat their children. In fact, the earlier the disease is treated, the better. Therefore, we suggest that you learn more about the early symptoms of juvenile glaucoma.

What are the symptoms of glaucoma in children?

Chronic angle closure glaucoma: mainly manifested as dry eyes, eye discomfort and pain, blurred vision, dizziness, headache, insomnia and other conditions, and even some teenagers will have elevated blood pressure, but can be relieved after rest. In general, intraocular pressure may fluctuate in the early fundus is normal, but this type of chronic angle closure glaucoma is the most easily misdiagnosed, so once the recurrent anterior chamber angle adhesion is closed, it will form fulminant glaucoma.

Acute angle closure glaucoma: the main manifestations are sudden severe headache, eye swelling, decreased vision, conjunctival congestion, and some patients will have nausea, vomiting, constipation, etc. it is easy to be misdiagnosed as gastroenteritis, encephalitis, headache and other diseases. If the patients neglect to take care of themselves at this time, and do not timely diagnose and treat, Then it is possible to complete blindness and no light perception after 24 hours or 48 hours, which is generally called "fulminant glaucoma". However, in clinic, some patients have strong tolerance to pain, which only shows discomfort in the orbit and eyes, and even has no eye symptoms, and transfers to the forehead, ears, teeth pain, acute angle closure glaucoma, It is caused by the repeated and continuous occurrence of chronic angle closure glaucoma.

Cataract secondary glaucoma: the main symptoms of patients are ocular lens opacity, eye swelling, ocular translocation caused by elevated intraocular pressure, once developed into cataract, will soon make the visual nerve atrophy, leading to blindness. Such consequences are very serious and cruel to teenagers. Therefore, in daily life, we should pay attention to the protection of eyes and the changes of eyes and body. If you encounter discomfort, please go to the regular hospital for treatment in time.

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Through the detailed introduction of the above article, I believe you have an understanding of the basic symptoms of glaucoma. Although there may be some difficulties in the treatment of juvenile glaucoma, no matter how to advise patients not to give up treatment, and must choose authoritative medical institutions to receive treatment and rehabilitation. What patients need to do is to actively cooperate with the doctor, which can be more conducive to the recovery of eye health.