What eye disease can cause blindness with no symptoms of red eyes, no blurry vision, no pain, no watering, no itchiness? Just wake up one day and wonder why it is so dark outside. Before you go to work in the morning and driving by cars and realizing that you cannot see the cars go by, no side vision.
You are going blind.
Your vision is being stolen by the silent thief, the thief in the dark, that leads to blindness.
Over the years detecting and early diagnosing glaucoma has changed greatly. We used to feel high eye pressures was the only way to find glaucoma. But today family history, thin corneas (measured by ultra sound), pressure checking at different times of the day, 3-D laser scanning of the optic nerve fiber thickness, threshold visual field testing are all tools that can help early diagnose the thief. Our Delray Beach Optometrist has all of these tools.
And saving you from a world of darkness.
Thanks for the great article. I had this same problem and my eye doctor in Chicago advised me to do the same things. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the article Sherry! Take care of those eyes!
DeleteI can't imagine how terrifying it would be to wake up one day and not be able to see. I'm glad that the techniques for detecting glaucoma have improved. My husband's grandfather had glaucoma and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea for my husband to see an eye doctor to be tested?
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I have recently been working graveyard shifts at work. My eyes really hurt a lot, even though I am not tired. I've also noticed that my diet has changed drastically. Would diet be associated to eye pain?
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