Birth Defects- Glaucoma
Flyer By: Tori Rothenberger
Explaining Glaucoma
Life Outlook and treatment
Glaucoma won't effect your life span. You will take medicines and have procedures. You will have reg. check-ups. You can not prevent Glaucoma. There is no cure and there are five ways to help the symptoms. Drainage Implants, Laser Surgery, Filtering surgery, eye drops and oral medications. All of the treatments are to reduce the pressure.
Causes and Complications
Glaucoma can be caused by an infection the mother has such as Rubella. You can also inherit conditions such as Neurofibromatosis.You can have eye sight loss, damage to you nerve cells. Once the damage is done you can not reverse it.
Testing
You can have eye sight loss, damage to you nerve cells. Once the damage is done you can not reverse it. Some tests done to find it are looking at you medical history and physical condition, eye exams, a tononetry (measurement of eye pressure), Gonioscopy (exam of drainage angles), and a Ophthalmosopy (exam of you inner eye).
Works Cited
mayoclinic.com/health/glaucoma/DS00283/cognental/infantile