Doctor, my head hurts
Look what's going on with my eyes?
Headache, nausea, discomfort.
I was actually persuaded to see an ophthalmologist.
Headaches, nausea, vomiting, when these symptoms appear, many people think that there is a problem with the digestive or nervous system, in fact, this is also one of the manifestations of glaucoma.
Glaucoma is an irreversible blinding eye disease and one of the leading eye diseases that cause blindness in humans.
Eye fatigue?It's all been deceived by it!
The "sewer" in the eye, the scientific name is "room corner";The water in the eyes is called "aqueous water". The vast majority of aqueous humor is expelled through the corner of the room.
If the drainage of aqueous humor is blocked, the pressure inside the eye will rise, just as the pressure inside the water pipe will increase when we plug the opening of the water pipe with our fingers. Once the intraocular pressure exceeds a certain limit, it can compress the optic nerve, causing optic nerve atrophy and visual impairment. To put it simply, glaucoma is a blockage of the "sewer" of the eye.
Most of the glaucoma with obvious symptoms can be detected in time and properly **, and some glaucoma is less typical. In general, the main types of glaucoma are as follows:
Primary open-angle glaucoma
Some patients have progressive myopia progression and visual fatigue. The disease progresses to a point where patients have blurred vision, swollen eyes, headaches, pain at the base of the nose, colored halos around lights, and tubular vision and even blindness in the advanced stages of the disease.
Primary angle-closure glaucoma
Patients with slight eye soreness, headache, rainbow vision, and foggy vision during small seizures should seek medical attention in time to rule out glaucoma. Acute attacks may present with headache, decreased vision, eye pain, eye redness, rainbow vision, nausea, and vomitingIn the chronic phase, there are often no symptoms, and in the late stage, vision loss and visual field defects, headache, sudden severe vision loss, severe pain around or within the eye, colored halos around lights, redness of the eyes, nausea, and vomiting.
Secondary glaucoma
This category belongs to secondary glaucoma, which is caused by eye or systemic diseases, ** complex, patients often have symptoms such as eye swelling, eye pain, and vision loss.
Congenital glaucoma
Infantile glaucoma, juvenile glaucoma, and glaucoma are accompanied by congenital anomalies. Developmental glaucoma can be caused by abnormal development of the atrium angle tissue during the embryonic and developing phases, but it does not necessarily occur immediately after birth.
Mixed glaucoma
Two or more primary glaucoma exists at the same time, and the clinical symptoms are the same as those of each type.
High-risk groups need attention
No matter what kind of glaucoma is, it is often impossible to **, but if it can be detected early, diagnosed early, and early**, the progression of the disease can usually be controlled, so that the vast majority of patients can maintain useful visual function for life. In particular, the following groups of people should carefully observe their own conditions in their daily lives.
(1) Be over 40 years old
For these people, it is recommended to have their eyes checked once a year.
(2) Have a family history
If someone in the immediate family has glaucoma, the risk of developing glaucoma is 5 to 10 times higher than that of the general population.
(3) Suffering from other eye diseases such as farsightedness and myopia
High myopia is a risk factor for open-angle glaucoma;Farsighted eyes are more likely to develop angle-closure glaucoma. Eye diseases caused by systemic diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and hyperthyroidism may also be secondary to glaucoma.
(4) Long-term use of hormones
Some patients with chronic diseases (such as rheumatoid, autoimmune diseases, liver and kidney transplantation, etc.) need long-term use of hormones to gradually harden and degenerate the trabecular meshwork, the filter screen at the outlet of the aqueous humor, resulting in the inability to discharge the aqueous humor and cause glaucoma.
To prevent glaucoma, it is recommended that everyone maintain a happy mood, ensure good sleep, and develop scientific eye habits, such as not reading or playing with mobile phones for a long time in a dark environment, and avoiding excessive eye use.
If you suddenly have headaches, blurred vision, eye pain, etc., you should see a doctor immediately, and do not force it, so as not to affect your vision.
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