GLAUCOMA Pheonia Frazier Module A INTEGUMENTARY, SENSORY, AND NERVOUS/ PATIENT CARE AND COMMUNICATION Ms. Bodner February 19, 2014 GLAUCOMA Glaucoma is a disease of the eye and it is fluid pressure within the eye rises and if the eye is left untreated the patient might lose vision or maybe even blind. But this disease is generally affects both eyes but although one of their eyes may have more severe signs or symptoms then the other eye. When you have glaucoma there are small spaces
Glaucoma Glaucoma is a type of disease that is a result of the damage of the optic nerve in the eye. This can result in the loss of vision which can lead to blindness. Glaucoma can be prevented if detected early and treated within reasonable time to avoid significant loss in vision and eye damage. There are different types of this disorder including open angle glaucoma which includes low-tension and high-tension. The pressure in the eye builds up due to a slow release of fluids in and out of the
open-angle glaucoma is the one contain... ... middle of paper ... ...erted in the eye to help drain aqueous fluid. After laser surgery and eye drops don’t do the job making a drainage flap in the eye and inserting a drainage valve is next. Trabeculectomy is the filtering microsurgery involving the creation of a drainage flap. This flap will then allow fluid to “percolate” and later drain into the vascular system. All procedures aim to reduce the pressure inside the eye. Surgery may help lower