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What are alternatives to trabeculectomy?
Lasers are now used to treat both closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma. Peripheral iridectomy is used for people with acute angle-closure glaucoma attacks and chronic closed-angle glaucoma
How do you treat closed-angle glaucoma?
iridectomy
What symptoms may a patient with closed-angle glaucoma have?
nausea and vomiting, severe pain in or above the eye, visual disturbances that include seeing halos around lights and hazy or foggy vision, headache, redness and watering in the affected eye.
Does the trabecular meshwork become blocked in closed-angle glaucoma?
Nope, Only in Open-Angel Glaucoma
What are the two types of glaucoma?
Chronic Glaucoma refers to open-angle glaucoma, where the increase in eye pressure happens slowly over time without obvious symptoms initially. Acute Glaucoma refers to angle-closure glaucoma, which occurs suddenly with severe symptoms like pain, redness, and blurred vision, requiring urgent medical attention.
What is performed to treat a closed angle glaucoma affecting the left eye?
laser iridotomy
What is a closed-angle glaucoma?
Closed-angle glaucoma is a condition in which fluid pressure builds up inside the eye because the fluid, or aqueous humor, that is produced in the anterior chamber at the front of the eye cannot leave the chamber through the usual opening.
Is glaucoma always sudden in onset?
No, glaucoma is not always sudden in onset. While acute angle-closure glaucoma can present suddenly with severe symptoms, most cases, such as primary open-angle glaucoma, develop gradually and may not show noticeable symptoms until significant damage has occurred. Regular eye exams are essential for early detection and management of glaucoma, regardless of its onset type.
What is a closed angle glaucoma?
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How does an ophthalmoscope assist in diagnosis of glaucoma?
It allows the examiner to view the interior of the eye. If the patient has open-angle glaucoma, the examiner can see a cupshaped depression in the optic disk.
If a patient has open angle glaucoma are local anesthetics with epinephrine safe to use for dental treatment?
Epinephrine should be safe in open angle glaucoma. It causes vasoconstriction, and results in a reduced amount of aqueous humor production.
What are the risk factors for closed-angle glaucoma?
a family history of this type of glaucoma, farsightedness, small eyes, age over 40, scarring inside the eye from diabetes or uveitis.
