Glaucoma? HELP!?

Question

I am really worried that i have Glaucoma. My vision on teh sides is kind of fading, like blurring out a bit, not too much but still a little bit. Like its fading out on the sides, i think closer in than its meant to :s but i dont know how far out or in peripheral vision is meant to go... I am really really scared, i don't want to go blind! I really do not want to go blind, i am so scared about this. Can anybody please shed light on this? i am 16 by the way

Answer 1

you need to get to an opthalmologist . there are procedures that can help you ..............if you don't mess around and put off going . the national federation of the blind can help you deal with loss of vision .

Answer 2

Any type of vision loss (e.g. blindness, blurred vision, double vision, etc.) is a symptom of great concern. Many of the causes are very serious medical conditions. Certain types of vision changes can be a medical emergency where delay can lead to loss of sight (e.g. for causes such as glaucoma, eye injury, retinal detachment) or loss of life (e.g. for causes such as stroke, TIA, etc.). Even transient or temporary blindness or loss of vision cannot be ignored because it can result from serious conditions such as stroke, TIA, hypertension, epilepsy, or migraine. Seek immediate professional medical attention for any such symptoms of vision changes.



Glaucoma does exhibit blurred vision , foggy vision, halos around objects, dim peripheral vision, halos around bright lights.

Okay, let's review the symptoms of Glaucoma:; do you have esp the halos around bright lights. My mom complained of terrific pains like "needles in her eyes

An opthalmologist or optometrist can perform this tonometry test- which measures the intraocular pressure of the aqueous humor in the front of the eye. Generally, this fluid builds up, causing elevated intraocular pressure which is the main factor that leads to glaucomatous damages of the optic nerve(main seeing nerve) ) of the eye. .


Glaucoma is characterized by a particular pattern of progressive damage to the optic nerve that generally begins with a subtle loss of side vision (peripheral vision). If glaucoma is not diagnosed and treated, it can progress to loss of central vision and blindness


From your hx; you complained of insidous fading peripheral vision without any other symptoms.

The major risk factors include:

Age over 45 years
Family history of glaucoma
Black racial ancestry
Diabetes
History of elevated intraocular pressure
Nearsightedness (high degree of myopia), which is the inability to see distant objects clearly
History of injury to the eye
Use of cortisone (steroids), either in the eye or systemically (orally or injected)
Farsightedness (hyperopia), which is seeing distant objects better than close ones (Farsighted people may have narrow filtering angles, which predispose them to acute (sudden) attacks of closed-angle glaucoma


So at 16, you're too young to have glaucoma; unless you 're born with it (congenital); sustained some eye injury. or has any of the above risk factors.


These are the symptoms of angle- closure glaucoma:attacks-May also experience nausea ; blurred vision, pain around the eyes, and halos around light .


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Answer 3

u need to check ur eyes!!!!!! that is it!!! there's nothing for normal ppl to play around with eyes!!!! go see an optician right away!!!!