AWARENESS ABOUT GLAUCOMA!

“HELPS PATIENTS AFTER 40 TO GET RID OF GLASSES”! AFTER 40!

In today’s world, spectacles are generally seen as obstacles. People desire freedom from glasses and contact lenses for variety of reasons as convenience, fashion, independence, wedding, sports activities, modelling or to join defence career. Dr. Simmi Aggarwal of Ambay Eye Care & Lasik Centre, Ludhiana told us that revolutionary procedure for vision correction has brought amazing vision & life style changes to millions of people worldwide.

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eyes optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. The retrofluid increases pressure in your eye, damaging the optic nerve.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years old, but blindness from Glaucoma can be prevented with early treatment.

Glaucoma is of 2 types:-
1. Primary open-angle glaucoma which is the most common type & painless.
2. Angle Closure Glaucoma
Narrow-angle Glaucoma which is a true emergency as the vision goes blurry, there is severe eye, pain, headache & you see rainbow coloured rings or halos around lights. Angle Closure Glaucoma can cause blindness if not treated right away.

Symptoms of Glaucoma :-
1. Open Angle Glaucoma
There are no warning signs or obvious symptoms. Most people do not notice any change in their vision until the damage is quite severe. This is why it is called “silent thief of sight” having regular eye exams at 6 months can keep your ophthalmologist finding this disease before you lose vision.

2. Angle Closure Glaucoma
It is an emergency and the patient should see their ophthalmologist as soon as possible

Risk factors of Glaucoma
1. Age over 40
2. Family history positive for glaucoma
3. Are of African or Asian heritage
4. IOP is high
5. Are farsighted or nearsighted.
6. Used long term steroid medications
7. Have thin central cornea
8. Have thinning of optic nerve.
9. Have diabetes, migraine, high blood pressure, poor blood circulation.

10. Other health problems.

During glaucoma examination, your ophthalmologist will
1. Measure your IOP
2. Dp gonioscopy inspect your eye’s drainage angle
3. Examine your RNFL & optic nerve for damage with OCT Macula

4. Test your visual fields.
5. Measure thickness of your cornea.

1. Treatment for Glaucoma
Medical treatment is with eye drops. Every dose, every day – it can save your sight. Glaucoma eye drops do have some side effect but never quit medicine until your doctor tell you to do that.

2. Surgical Treatment
It is done when eye drops no longer control glaucoma & it continues to progress in spite of the best drugs. Treating glaucoma is a team effort between you and your doctor. Your ophthalmologist will want to see you regularly. You are expected to visit your ophthalmologist every 3-6 months.

Ambay Eye Care is pioneer in the field of Glaucoma. This hospital has vast experience in treating the Glaucoma patients with highly satisfied patient.

Ambay Eye Care & Lasik Centre is a pioneer in the field of refractive surgery through Laser & Lens based correction procedures. It is one of the most premium institutes in Ludhiana co come up with the world’s fastest and most advanced Laser system for spectacle removal. It is for the first time in northern India that Ambay Eye Care has adopted the most advanced technology PRESBYOND for removal of glasses after 40 in less than 1 minute.

PRESBYOND is a efficient way to get back your youthful vision even after 40 without any aid from reading glasses, contact lenses etc. PRESBYOND is a premium technology which is patent and protected and available only on Zeiss laser system at Ambay Eye Care & Lasik Centre, Ludhiana. It also requires a group of skills which are available in our hospital.

Ambay Eye Care & Lasik Centre is pioneer in field of cataract surgery thro laser & lens based correction procedure. It expertise in the field of making you glasses free & enjoy a youthful life forever. The managing director of the hospital Dr. Simmi Aggarwal has vast experience in implanting these premium lenses with highly satisfied patients not only in India but across the globe.