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Glaucoma - Open angle
I am diagnosed with early stage of open angle glaucoma. I have started using Dortas eye drops 1 drop each eye at 8 am and 8 pm 1) What do you mean by open angle glaucoma 2) Is it curable with eye drops ? 3) If yes, how long one has to use drops ? 4) If no, what is the another option of treatment ? 5) Is Laser surgery a permanent solution ? 6) After laser surgery one can stop using eye drops and there is no further danger of the disease ? 7) Are there any side effects of eye drops ? 8) Dangers and precautions to be taken
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1. Glaucoma is damage to optic nerve due to increase in pressure of eyeball
2. It's a progressive disease and it is treatable but not curable
3.eyedrop will be required till last breath of life provided pressure is under control... If eyedrop are unable to control pressure ...laser is advisable ..failing which surgery is advised
4. There are only 3/options of treatment
a. Medicines... Eyedrop
b. Laser
c. Surgery
5. Laser is not permanent procedure...it can also fail...failing which surgery is advised to keep pressure under control
6.Aim of treatment is to keep pressure in low teens depending on damage to optic nerve....
First line of management is eyedrop
7. Eyedrop have specific side effects... Most common being redness...stinging sensation etc
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Dr. Ram Nath
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
38 yrs exp
Delhi
Open angle glaucoma is when water produced inside eyed is able to reach angle as it's opened. However path there after is not smooth so pressures build up inside the eyes and causes open angle glaucoma.
It's not curable but controllable to some extent by drops.
You have to use life long usually.
Your glaucoma specialist doctor can add another drug or advice lasers or surgery.
No treatments including laser surgery is permanent solution. It all depends on many factors. Keep in touch with your experts.
Usually lasers surgery is an add to your eye drops. Don't stop them unless specifically indicated by experts.
Every allopathic medicine has side effects so anti glaucoma drugs too.
Keep in touch with your glaucoma specialist for life long. Follow him regularly on time.
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