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Have Type 11 Diabetes. How Serious Is Glaucoma?
I went to have my eyes examined today,been over 3 yrs.since I had them checked and thought I may need a new script for glasses.He told me my eyes hadn t changed but I have beginning cataracts and glaucoma.I have an an appt for a optical specialists for next month.How serious is glaucoma?I have type 11 diabetis.
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
Hello,
Glaucoma is due to increase in the intra ocular pressure in the eye. If it is uncontrolled then it can damage the optic nerve and cause blindness. But there are medication which when take regularly can control the intra ocular pressure. Cataract can be easily cured by surgery. Blood sugar should be controlled tightly to slow the progress of the disease.
Glaucoma is due to increase in the intra ocular pressure in the eye. If it is uncontrolled then it can damage the optic nerve and cause blindness. But there are medication which when take regularly can control the intra ocular pressure. Cataract can be easily cured by surgery. Blood sugar should be controlled tightly to slow the progress of the disease.
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