| If one is serious about their health, then they | | | | With other forms of this disease, many times the |
| have to make sure that they take care of their | | | | individual has no idea that they have this eye |
| eyes as well. There are four types of glaucoma | | | | disease. The other eye picks up the slack in a |
| that can attack the eyes. Acute glaucoma is a | | | | sense, and this allows a person to go on without |
| very serious disease and needs to be treated | | | | having any idea of the damage that is being done. |
| immediately. Making sure that you have an annual | | | | If this damage is not discovered in a timely |
| eye exam will go a long way towards making | | | | manner, then the person can eventually go blind. |
| sure that you have your vision for many years | | | | The bad part about this disease, aside from the |
| to come. | | | | fact that is a insidious, is the fact that once the |
| There are four types of this disease, but acute | | | | damage is done it cannot be reversed. So it is |
| glaucoma is different in that it can develop | | | | imperative to discover glaucoma as early as |
| suddenly and do serious damage in a short | | | | possible. Many of the glaucoma attacks occur |
| amount of time. It usually works by causing | | | | when a person is under stress or in a darkened |
| pressure to be increased within the eye. Generally, | | | | room. In the dark and when under stress, the |
| this happens slowly and the person is not aware | | | | pupils dilate, which causes greater contact |
| of what is going on. In this type of glaucoma the | | | | between the eyes lens and the iris. There are |
| pressure increases suddenly and this increase in | | | | some drugs that can cause pupils to dilate and |
| pressure is very painful. | | | | bring on an attack, such as anti-depressants, |
| The pain can become so intense that it can make | | | | antihistamines, nausea medications and some cold |
| a person vomit and even lose consciousness. This | | | | medications. |
| is very serious and usually requires a trip to the | | | | The fact is that glaucoma is a very serious eye |
| emergency room. An eye doctor needs to be | | | | disease. Many people do not realize how serious |
| consulted immediately and if treatment is delayed, | | | | glaucoma can be. It is one of the leading causes |
| then eyesight can be permanently destroyed. | | | | of blindness in the United States. However, if it is |
| Acute glaucoma is extremely serious; however, if | | | | caught early, then it can be treated and in most |
| there is any positive aspect to this disease, then | | | | cases vision can be saved. Acute glaucoma has |
| that would have to be that with this type there is | | | | immediate symptoms that cannot be ignored. |
| immediate knowledge that a problem is present. | | | | |