Allan Ray Glaucoma

A patient complaining of blurred vision, rainbow-colored circles around bright lights, eye and head pain accompanied by nausea, and sudden loss of vision (GRF, 2012) can all signal glaucoma, so educating patients to get treatment as early as possible to avoid further damage is imperative. When working with patients diagnosed with glaucoma it is crucial for a PTA to keep in mind that balance can be an issue because of impaired vision so keeping them safe from falls during exercise is vital, and it may be necessary to use tactile cues in addition to verbal

I am indecisive on what occupation I would like to pursue in. I have many ideas on what I would like to become. Optometrist, optometrist assistant, something to do with law, forensic scientist, or becoming a business owner are my main top occupations I consider. For now, an occupation I would consider and enjoy is to become an optometrist or an optometrist assistant. I’ve always been fascinated by the nervous system, particularly with the optic nerves. I want to help people who aren’t able to see clearly or help them with any problem they have with their eyes. I have glaucoma and I tested for the disease for a year until I was officially diagnosed. There are two types of Glaucoma, Open-angle glaucoma, which is what I have is the type where

Macular Degeneration is a disease of the eye that gradually causes loss of a person’s central vision. Approximately 1.75 million Americans suffer from vision loss associated with the disease (All About Vision 1). The leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 60, Macular Degeneration, exists in two types (National Eye Institute 1). Both the wet and dry versions of the disease have similarities in risk factors, but differ in symptoms and treatments.

My inspiration for wanting to become an optometrist was jump-started by my aunt Rosemary. My aunt suffers from dry macular degeneration, and she first started losing her eyesight when I was about five years old. I have always been close to her, and I have seen her vision deteriorate. Today she can see peripherally. I have watched as she lost her driving privileges and was forced into an early retirement. I always viewed my aunt's condition without an appreciation of how lucky I truly was to have normal vision. However, In the summer of 2002 I visited an optometrist for the first time. Since that first visit to the optometrist 13 years ago, my eyesight has drastically deteriorated. I currently have a correction factor of -7.25 in my right eye, and a correction factor of -8.0 in my left eye. My vision has stabilized, but my high correction power, coupled with observing my aunt's macular degeneration, allowed me to understand that the gift of vision may not be an everlasting gift. I want to do my best to help people make the best of what may not be an enduring attribute of their lives.

Glaucoma is a condition that affects the eyes by causing damage to the optic nerve within the eye and it can worsen over time. It’s generally associated with an increase in pressure inside of the eye. More often than not it’s inherited and may not reveal itself until much later in life. The increase in pressure is known as intraocular pressure and can damage the optic nerve that’s responsible for transmitting images to your brain. Sadly, if you fail to recognise that you’re suffering from glaucoma and neglect to have it treated, then the damage to the optic nerve from high pressure can become permanent resulting in permanent vision loss. Without treatment, glaucoma can and will result in total and irreversible blindness within a

“Glaucoma damage is permanent—it cannot be reversed. But medicine and surgery help to stop further damage” (Boyd). When starting treatment factors such as optic nerve damage, visual loss, and elevated eye pressure are deciding factors in what type of treatment will be necessary. The most common way to treat glaucoma is eye drops. The way the eye drops work is they either slow down the production of fluid that is created by the eye or they increase the amount of fluid in the eye to help it drain out of the eye. If a person is prescribed eye drops to use for his or her treatment they will usually be applied four times a day. With any type of medication there comes the side effects; In this case, glaucoma eye drops can help lower blood pressure while lowering the pressure in your eyes. The reason the eye drops are able to do this is because they have an element in them called a Beta-Blocker which is a drug that is used to keep the heart in a normal rhythm for people who have fast or irregular heartbeats. Although the best way for someone to prevent this sight-taking disease is to have regular checkups with an ophthalmologist. The doctor will be able to check the eye pressure and determine if it is in normal range. Also, the doctor will be able to actually look into the back of the eye to see if any damage has occurred to the optic

As humans, we don't always see with our eyes, but often with our imagination (Grunwald, 2016). Often times as people we never realize how useful our vision really is to us. You really don't think about something like that until it would actual happen to you. Throughout this essay, you will learn how the body is affected by Macular Degeneration (MD). Different signs and symptoms, as well as the etiology of MD, will be discussed. In the following, diagnosis tests and treatments may also be listed in order to help others who would like to know more about MD. Not to mention, you will learn the incidence and progression of MD. Furthermore, information though agencies and associations, as well as new research about MD will be given.

Glaucoma can occur without much warning, whether its acute from a accident in which a trauma is issued on the eye, or if it is due to age and heredity. Glaucoma doesn 't discriminate, it is seen in all races and genders. It happens so slowly with age and heredity that you don 't even notice the loss of vision until it is too late, and with acute glaucoma it can be painful with pain that radiates over the face, a headache, nausea, vomiting and seeing colored halos around lights and even blurred vision can be a few symptoms (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). Once you start seeing halos, and lose peripheral vision, it may be an indicator that irreversible damage to the optic nerve has happened. In this paper we will discuss the pathophysiology of glaucoma, the types of glaucoma as well as the causes for them. the issues that glaucoma can cause someone, and the treatments and interventions. We will also have a education handout to help better understand how to administer the medication, and the effects it has on the eye.

Severe headache, nausea and vomiting, pain in the eye, blurred vision, halo shapes around lights, and eye redness are the main symptoms. These symptoms can all lead to total blindness, because glaucoma can be caught too late. To diagnose if you have glaucoma, the doctors will measuring intraocular pressure, test for optic nerve damage, check for areas of vision loss, measuring corneal thickness, and/or inspect the drainage angle. The main goal in treating glaucoma is to lower the pressure in your eye. Medicines or medications to help may include, eye drops, orla medication, or surgery. Surgery is very common such as lasik eye surgery, in which a doctor will use a laser beam to unclog channels, filtering surgery, where your the surgeon create an opening in the sclera and removes part of the trabecular meshwork, drainage tubes, small tubes that drain fluid, and electrocautery, procedure to take out tissue from the trabecular meshwork using a small device. Some ways to prevent glaucoma are simple at home remedies. These remedies are ones you can do day to day to increase your health and to make sure glaucoma does not happen to you. These include: a healthy diet, regular daily exercise, little to no caffeine, plenty of fluids, sleeping with an elevated head, and taking prescribed

Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve because of extra fluid increasing pressure in the eye (Boyd). It is also the leading cause of blindness if left untreated in people over sixty Boyd states. Varieties of options are available for treatment regarding glaucoma and all are intended to lower the blood pressure and protect optic nerve (Radhakrishan and Iwach). Glaucoma can be treated with eye drops, pills, and surgery or a combination of these methods. (“Treating Glaucoma”). Right now eye drops are the first choice of treatment because they lower eye pressure, helping fluid drain better or decreasing fluid made by the eye (Radhakrishan and Iwach). As is states in the article “Treating Glaucoma” when eye drops cannot control the glaucoma,

Glaucoma is an eye disorder that cause severe blindness. There are multiple types of Glaucoma however, they all have something to do with damage to the optic nerve (usually form high eye pressure) that sends and receives information to the brain form the eye. Glaucoma can be a very dangerous disease although it is no fatal but it can contribute to the failure of one of the bodies most important senses which is blindness. In most cases, glaucoma is correlated with high pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension),but it also can occur when intraocular pressure (IOP) is normal. If left untreated glaucoma first causes peripheral vision loss and eventually leads to total blindness.

Glaucoma is not about one eye dieses it effects on both eye, it’s very risky and its effects on eye really badly. When you have glaucoma you need to look for those kind effects going on. You can lose your eye vision then you won’t be able to see. So many people in United States they all lost their vision because of Glaucoma. It’s very important to get your check up done on your regularly appointment and have your doctor measure your intraocular pressure. If you have glaucoma in one eye and that can cause so much it can affect your other eye too and you will affect someone else too. Sometime people get caught if they have glaucoma to someone else in their family.

Like many diseases, Open-Angle Glaucoma is very similar to other non-communicable disease, such as diabetes, where the disease causes damage prior to any observable signs or symptoms show. An early diagnosis and treatment for Open-Angle Glaucoma is critical to reserve any remaining vision. Open-Angle Glaucoma can be prevented, however, visual loss from glaucoma cannot be reversed.  “As of 2011, over 2.7 million individuals are estimated to have primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in the United States, a number projected to increase to 7.3 million by 2050.” (Zebardast, N., Solus, J. F., Quigley, H. A., Srikumaran, D., & Ramulu, P.

With there being no cure for glaucoma people with need to continue treatment for the rest of their lives. There is many different roads to take when a person starts treatment. Many of them has their risks but having a overall healthier life can have its benefits for glaucoma. A healthier life is something everyone should strive for having glaucoma or

Acute glaucoma must be treated early to prevent loss of vision. Treatment usually begins with laser treatment to make a new opening in the iris that allows the angle to open. This is often restores vision, but in some eyes it is necessary to use eyedrops long-term. Surgical treatment