Glaucoma Salem Oregon

Glaucoma is a common eye disease that can cause blindness. You can have your eyes checked and treated for glaucoma at the Salem Eye Clinic.

This disease affects the optic nerve at the back of the eye. Once the nerve is damaged, you can succumb to progressive blindness, which has no cure. Though the symptoms of glaucoma are hard to detect, there are some types of the diseases that come with detectible signs. One of these types of glaucoma is the angle closure. The symptoms include a sudden deterioration of vision, extreme pain in the eyes, frequent headaches, nausea which can be accompanied by vomiting as well as sensitivity to very bright light.

The other types of glaucoma are acute angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma and congenital glaucoma. The secondary type of glaucoma comes about as a result of another eye problem, mostly inflammations, surgery, tumors, diabetes or trauma. Congenital glaucoma is common in infants and it can be treated surgically. The symptoms of congenital glaucoma are excessive tearing, sensitivity to light and an enlarged cornea.

Dr. Brown of Salem Eye Clinic is well aware that glaucoma is the main cause of blindness in the world. Salem Eye Clinic uses state of the art modern equipment, which they use to detect and treat this disease. Depending on the seriousness of your glaucoma, treatment may involve a single medication or a combination of many. This treatment relieves pressure on the optic nerve, thus preventing it from getting damaged. Surgery becomes an option only when medication fails.

You should realize that no one is immune to glaucoma, child or adult. The symptoms are very hard to detect. That is why is recommended to have your eyes checked every now and then to ensure that you do not lose your precious sight to glaucoma.