What is the best treatment for glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a very serious eye disease. It often causes unclear vision due to high intraocular pressure. If it is not treated in time, there is even a risk of blindness. There are many treatments for glaucoma. Under a good diagnosis by a doctor, medication, laser surgery and traditional surgery can be used. In addition, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine are also common.

Drug treatment

Once glaucoma occurs, it must be treated promptly, otherwise it will lead to blindness. If the decision is not to undergo surgery or laser treatment, general medical treatment is lifelong, mainly topical eye drops. Remember to take the medication every day as recommended by your doctor, as the effect of the medication generally does not last more than 24 hours. If you stop taking the medicine on your own, it will lead to increased intraocular pressure and worsening optic nerve damage. Drugs may have certain side effects. The doctor will ask the patient in detail about his or her allergy history and general condition, including the medical history of the respiratory and cardiac systems. Patients should also promptly report to their doctors any abnormal reactions that occur after taking the medication. In general, glaucoma medications are safe and effective, and side effects do not occur in everyone who takes them.

Laser therapy

The key to what method of treatment to use depends on the patient's condition. Only symptomatic treatment is the best method. Laser treatments mainly include laser peripheral iridectomy, laser peripheral iridoplasty, laser trabeculoplasty and cyclophotocoagulation. Lasers can cause transient inflammatory reactions in the eyes and/or increased intraocular pressure. Therefore, some patients will experience symptoms such as red eyes and eye pain after laser surgery, and usually require medication to control inflammation and/or lower intraocular pressure. Patients must remember to follow the doctor's advice for follow-up visits. The doctor will give appropriate treatment based on the patient's intraocular pressure and inflammation.

Surgery

When facing glaucoma, we should not panic first. Nervous emotions cannot alleviate the condition. We should face the occurrence of the disease calmly in life. Many patients think that surgery is to improve vision, which is a misunderstanding! The goal of glaucoma surgery is to control intraocular pressure and delay or prevent further

4. Acupuncture

Acupuncture has a significant analgesic effect on glaucoma, especially during acute attacks. At the same time, it may also have a certain degree of effect in lowering intraocular pressure and have a synergistic effect with other treatments. For patients with middle and late stage glaucoma, acupuncture can improve visual function. Therefore, acupuncture can be used as one of the treatments for glaucoma syndrome.

5. Internal treatment

The internal treatment of glaucoma emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. Through traditional Chinese medicine treatment, clinical symptoms can be significantly alleviated and some patients can be cured. In general, Chinese medicine believes that the five wind cataracts are serious eye diseases.