Eye Care decompression - recognize glaucoma

Certain technology company executives, found that this year's health check yourself intraocular pressure elevation, close to glaucoma critical Zhi, he said, "No wonder, I often work at the computer desk often feel dizzy head, eyes swelling bulge! "" Kick down the computer feel bloated eyes, will not be glaucoma attack? "Glaucoma is called the" vision of the invisible killer ", when many people hear the intraocular pressure is not normal, there will be fear of blindness. High intraocular pressure is not the only criteria for the diagnosis of glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure, but it will damage the optic nerve, characterized by increased intraocular pressure awareness, early detection of medical treatment, is a key factor in maintaining eye health.

What is glaucoma?
　　Glaucoma ( glaucoma ) is a high pressure within the eyeball, optic nerve damage such that the eye, leading to vision loss, usually starting from both sides of the field of view, and then gradually becomes narrow, there is the case even blindness occurs.

Glaucoma symptoms
　　The most typical symptom is swollen red eyes, headaches, blurred vision, appeared around nausea, vomiting, light ring rainbow wheel. The chronic glaucoma patients, usually without consciousness, if not detected early for treatment, may cause serious damage to vision and vision.

Glaucoma risk factors
◆ IOP higher
◆ older than 40 years old
◆ family member with glaucoma
◆ suffering from myopia
◆ need to regularly or long-term use of steroids
◆ suffering from diabetes or high blood pressure
◆ eyes had injured
◆ African-American or Asian-American ethnic groups

High intraocular pressure daily care
◆ living should be the law of life, the need for adequate sleep. Do not stay up late or Auntie, bother.
◆ avoid prolonged reading, watching TV and computer.
◆ indoor lighting should be enough.
◆ avoid tobacco, alcohol, drink coffee and eat spicy food easy to get angry.
◆ carefully choose eye drops, do not mess eyedropper, especially avoid using medicine containing atropine class ingredients.