"Seizure disorders in your infant (Pidgin)"
"Seizure disorders in your infant (Pidgin)"
Glaucoma na the most common cause of preventable irreversible blindness forthe world, and the second leading cause of blindness for sub-Saharan Africa, after cataract.
This glaucoma na problem worldwide, but em matter get as e be for Africans because e they start for early age, e they progress quick , and e go they diagnosed later, na em still they responsible for about one third of blindness.
The good news be say blindness from glaucoma they preventable.
Wetin They Cause Glaucoma?
Glaucoma they caused by build-up of eye fluid (aqueous humor), e go lead to increased eye pressure when go come damage sensitive eye nerves.
The most common form of glaucoma (open-angle glaucoma) they slowly damage the eyes without symptoms like pain.
Ways to take Avoid Eye Damage From Glaucoma
• Know your family history because glaucoma they run in families. family history of blindness when them nor fit explain fit be the clue when you need to know say una get genetic risk for glaucoma.
• Get regular eye examination after you don reach the age of 40 even if you nor get any eye symptoms.
• Nor ignore any eye symptom and nor diagnose yourself. Glaucoma can cause irregular blind spots or floaters, or decline in vision. Other possible causes of eye symptoms when doctor fit help you diagnose and treat they like cataract, diabetes, and age-related macular degeneration.
• Make sure say risk factors for glaucoma like high blood pressure and diabetes they avoided or treated well.
• They Exercise regularly as this one fit reduce eye pressure and counter effects of glaucoma.
• If doctor say you get glaucoma, take the treatment when e prescribe the way e say make you take am and not skip am then also they go for regular follow-up.
Glaucoma they affects millions of people worldwide, but most of them nor even they know . Nor fall victim to this common cause of blindness.
