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What are the Symptoms of Glaucoma?

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Glaucoma is a type of eye diseases that occurs when the amount of pressure in the eyeball is increased beyond what is normal. Learn the symptoms of Glaucoma here. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: What are the Symptoms of Glaucoma?


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What are the Symptoms of Glaucoma?
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How to Know if you Suffer from Glaucoma?
  • Blurred vision
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Red eyes
  • Severe eye pain
  • Seeing light halos

Glaucoma occurs when the amount of pressure in
the eyeball is increased beyond what is normal.
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Blurred vision
  • A patient who suffers from blurry vision is not
    able to see things sharply. It can usually be
    corrected with prescription lenses. 

4
Nausea and Vomiting
  • The constant urge to vomit and nausea is a sign
    that one is suffering from glaucoma. Pressure in
    the patients eyes can cause dizziness which
    results in nausea and the constant feeling of
    ones stomach being overturned.

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Red Eyes
  • Redness in the eyes occurs when the blood vessels
    which are present inside the eye swell making the
    sclera which is the part of the eye turn red. If
    you are suffering from glaucoma, the redness in
    the eyes is caused due to the pressure on the eye.

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Severe Eye Pain
  • Patients suffering from such eye pain find it
    intolerable to deal with. If you suffer from
    severe such a severe case of eye pain which is
    accompanied by loss of vision you may be
    suffering from glaucoma and must undergo
    treatment immediately.

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Seeing Light Halos
  • Light halos are spheres of light surrounding the
    source of light which interfere with a patients
    vision. It is believed that halos are a normal
    response to bright light but if it is accompanied
    with the above symptoms you need to undergo
    glaucoma treatment immediately.

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Reference
  • If a patient is diagnosed with glaucoma, you must
    set a schedule of examinations with the doctor to
    check the progress of the glaucoma
    treatment underway.

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