Symptoms of glaucoma in the early stages

Glaucoma is more likely than other diseases to lead to blindness. Loss of vision occurs as a result of increased intraocular pressure and, as a consequence, damage to the optic nerve. The resulting blindness of glaucoma is irreversible. What are the symptoms of eye glaucoma? We learn the opinion of specialists.

How is glaucoma manifested - symptoms

Glaucoma at the initial stages of development can be diagnosed during the passage of an ophthalmological examination. Typical symptoms of glaucoma in the early stages are the following:

Care should also be given to the frequent change of glasses.

All these symptoms can signal the development of eye glaucoma. It is desirable for all people after 40 years to undergo a preventive examination from the oculist. Doctors look at intraocular pressure. The change in the indices can be the result of a disturbance in the normal function of the eyes and metabolic processes in the eye tissues.

Types of glaucoma

The primary form of glaucoma is divided into 3 types:

Especially dangerous for eyesight is an angle-closure glaucoma . A characteristic symptom of closed glaucoma is the cyclic nature of the course of the disease - periods of exacerbation and improvement alternate. With open glaucoma, the symptomatology is practically not manifested, therefore the disease is often detected in the late stages.