Health News Desk, Eye care is said to be priceless because without it life becomes very difficult. In such a situation, if there is any disease related to the eyes, then first of all it should be checked. But often people are careless about the health of the eyes, due to which the eyes either become weak before time or their vision is taken away. There is a disease related to the eyes in which due to negligence the patient loses his eyesight forever. This disease is called glaucoma. Due to smoking, watching screen for a long time and negligence, nowadays a large number of people are falling prey to glaucoma. Let us know how glaucoma disease can take away eyesight and what are its symptoms.
What is glaucoma
Glaucoma is actually an eye-related problem in which the vision starts to diminish due to damage to the optic nerve of the eye. This optic nerve connected to the eye sends all the information related to a scene to our brain and through this we are able to recognize something. In such a situation, if due to some reason the optic nerve is put under pressure and it becomes weak or damaged, then the ability to recognize things becomes weak and the vision starts to diminish. However, till now it is said about glaucoma that it occurs more in people after the age of sixty. But in the last few years, glaucoma has started to prey on people of all ages and even children. People who have diabetes are at a higher risk of glaucoma.
Symptoms of Glaucoma
To prevent glaucoma, it is important to identify its symptoms correctly. The symptoms of glaucoma include prolonged pressure and pain in the eye. Apart from this, the patient also has a headache along with pain in the eyes. The person sees something like a rainbow around the light. The eyesight starts getting weak. At the same time, redness starts appearing in the person’s eyes all the time. If such symptoms are seen, then one should get examined by an eye specialist even after six months.
