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| What Risk Factors Predict The Likelihood of Getting Glaucoma? |
We do not know why some people get glaucoma and some dont. But we do know that glaucoma is a dangerous eye disease because often there are no symptoms until serious damage has occurred. Since damage from glaucoma is irreversible, one wants to identify factors (risk factors ) which increase the possibility of having / developing glaucoma .
Established risk factors for glaucoma include :-
- Age over 40 years of age
- Glaucoma in the family
- Have diabetes/ thyroid disease / hypertension
- Have received steroid containing preparations : tablets/ drops/ ointments/ puffs/ injections
- See rainbow coloured rings around bright light
- Rapid change of glasses
- Taking medication for sleep / anxiety / depression / asthma/ parkinsonism
- Injury to the face /eye
- Myopia
- Have headaches
BE AWARE AND BEWARE OF GLAUCOMA
Don't let glaucoma become a life long crisis.
Schedule a complete eye checkup if any of the above are present .
Excerpts from the lecture "Treatment Perspectives: Risk Evaluation In Glaucoma " by Dr. Devindra Sood at Dharmesh, Gujarat , August 2008 |
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