What is World Glaucoma Week

Nowadays, the living standard is better, but there are more and more diseases in life. Many people have some eye diseases in life. Of course, the most common one is what we call glaucoma, which will seriously affect our normal life. Therefore, World Glaucoma Week has emerged. So what is it? Many people want to know about World Glaucoma Week, because this activity can enable people to screen well, know whether they have the disease in time, and then respond in time at the early stage.

The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that 80% of blindness worldwide is avoidable. As early as 1999, the World Health Organization, together with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), launched the global action "Vision 2020—The Right to Sight", aiming to eliminate avoidable blindness worldwide by 2020. The first strategy of the action is to promote the implementation of specific eye activities to control eye diseases, and glaucoma is one of the 13 main target blindness projects in the "Vision 2020" action.

Although glaucoma cannot be cured, early detection and treatment can control the damage to the optic nerve caused by glaucoma, ultimately enabling patients to maintain useful visual function throughout their lifetime. If you want to detect glaucoma early, you need to have regular eye examinations, which is the best way to improve early diagnosis.

Before the age of 40, you should have an eye examination every two years, including intraocular pressure measurement and fundus examination. It is particularly emphasized that good vision does not mean eye health. Many patients with late-stage glaucoma still have a vision above 1.0, and some patients do not have any symptoms. By the time symptoms appear, it is already late-stage glaucoma. After the age of 40, you should have an eye examination every year to achieve early detection and early treatment.

At the same time, for people at high risk of glaucoma (over 40 years old, patients with diabetes, myopia, and family history of glaucoma), ophthalmologists can consciously evaluate intraocular pressure, anterior chamber and optic nerve (stereoscopic fundus images, OCT and visual field examinations, etc.), thereby increasing the detection rate of glaucoma in high-risk groups.

Nowadays, there are various diseases in life. Some people have certain problems with their eyes, which is often called glaucoma. It is also one of the common eye problems. Many people want to find out whether they have glaucoma as soon as possible. Therefore, the World Glaucoma Week mentioned above appeared. It is very helpful for everyone to screen for glaucoma in time.