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268The additional fluid multiplies the pressure in your eye harming the nerves There are 2 major types of glaucoma Primary open angle glaucoma and angle closure glaucoma The most common type is primary It happens slowly and occurs when the eyes don't drain fluid as well as it should As an outcome the eye builds pressure and it starts to injury the optic nerve This is a painless process and no loss of vision at first Some people can have optic nerves that are sensitive to any pressure as expected that means their risk of getting glaucoma is greater than normal Angle closure glaucoma happens when someone s iris is too close to the drainage angle in their eye The iris could end up clogging the drainage angle When your drainage angle is completely blocked eye pressure rises very rapidly This is called an acute attack it is an urgent situation and you should call your ophthalmologist right away or you could go blind Some symptoms of Angle closure Glaucoma are hazy vision the appearance of rainbow circles around bright lights unbearable eye and head pain nausea vomiting and unexpected loss of sight These symptoms are very obvious and damage happens very quickly If you are over the age of 40 your risk of glaucoma increases this also goes with Hispanic and people who suffer from diabetes or migraines
The damage of Glaucoma is permanent but you can have surgery to help prevent any further damage Some treats to help prevent Glaucoma are eye drop medicine or laser surgery Glaucoma is normally controlled by eye drops These eye drops could help increase the flow at your drainage angle or lower eye pressure Laser surgery has two main types called Trabeculoplasty and Iridotomy Trabeculoplasty is for Open-angle Glaucoma it is used to help decrease eye pressure and make the drainage angle work better Iridotomy is for Angle-closure Glaucoma The doctor would remove a tiny piece in your iris to help the drainage angle work better Another common eye disease you could get is Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis Pigmentosa is a genetic condition meaning it travels down through generations The condition of Retinitis Pigmentosa varies on each person Some symptoms of Retinitis Pigmentosa are the loss of night vision or night blindness or problems with color vision Some people may have trouble seeing the difference in some colors with Retinitis Pigmentosa Night blindness means you take longer to adjust to the dark you may fall over objects or have trouble driving in the dark