Causes, treatments, and differences of cataract glaucoma

Causes, treatments, and differences of cataract glaucoma

Hello, I am an ophthalmologist of Gangnam brand who is in charge of eye health.Patients who come to the ophthalmology department for cataracts and glaucoma, as the name suggests, are often mistaken about these two diseases. Will it be better if I get diagnosed with glaucoma and misunderstand it as cataract? Some people ask that, and there are many patients who cannot distinguish between cataracts and glaucoma themselves.Of course, it is the same that if two eye diseases are left unattended and not treated, they can lead to bad prognosis, but two eye diseases are strictly different eye diseases. Therefore, eye health needs to be protected with clear diagnosis and treatment.

What is cataract?

It is an eye disease in which the lens becomes grayish-white and cloudy. There is a transparent lens in the human eye like a lens of glasses, which focuses on looking at things. This transparent lens can be blurred by aging, inflammation in the eyes, and trauma. Proteins in the lens of the eye gradually become less transparent and develop. When turbidity occurs in the lens, light does not pass properly and scatters, making it difficult for the image to be clearly connected to the retina. Usually, 70% of the total population is over 60, and about 90% of the population is said to experience cataract symptoms when they are over 70.

cause of cataract

The main cause is aging. In addition, there is a high probability of development when exposed to eye inflammation, diabetes, long-term steroids, grapevineitis, and ultraviolet rays for a long time. Aging cataracts progress gradually as you get older, and most of them last for months to years. However, cataracts, not aging, suddenly occur and progress quickly. Even if you are diagnosed with the same cataract, the progress and speed may vary depending on the cause of the occurrence and the individual.

symptoms of cataract

Your eyesight is gradually decreasing, and you will have vision problems such as blurred vision in front of you. In addition, diplopia can occur in which objects appear to overlap in double or triple layers, and when you look at streetlights or headlights, the glare becomes severe and the light oozes intensely. These symptoms make it difficult to drive at night and make it difficult to read books. Because cataracts progress gradually, they are usually not aware of the symptoms in the early stages. 1) can’t see better from the light than from the dark 2) It looks like two or three things 3) It looks as if it were foggy in front of you 4) be hard to see in the sun due to pupil contraction

What is glaucoma?

It is a disease in which diseases occur in the optic nerve, which plays an important role in transmitting visual information received by the eyes to the brain, and characteristic morphological changes and thereby functional changes in visual field defects. In other words, it is an eye disease caused by increased intraocular pressure, damage to the fiber layer, and optic nerve. Even normal intraocular pressure can cause glaucoma if optic nerve blood flow is impaired or the range of intraocular pressure fluctuations during the day is large.

cause of glaucoma

When waterproofing is reduced due to aging, the pressure in the eyes is higher than normal, which hardens the eyes and causes damage in the retina optic nerve, narrowing the field of vision. It is estimated that the blind population is about 700,000 people, and about 40% of them are caused by glaucoma. The cause is not yet clear, but the higher the intraocular pressure, the more likely it is to develop, and the higher the incidence when you have myopia or high blood pressure.symptoms of glaucomaThe field of view of the surrounding area gradually narrows. In the end, it will continue to expand to the center of the field of vision. However, these symptoms occur over a long period of time, so it is difficult for me to realize them. Early detection is the most important thing because diagnosis itself is quite difficult until symptoms appear, and you can suddenly lose your eyesight at some point. 1) My eyes are heavy, tired, and my head is heavy. 2) My field of vision is getting narrower and narrower.3) The handwriting may not be clearly visible.4) If you look at the electric light, there is a symptom of a rainbow appearing around it.difference between cataract and glaucomaWhat glaucoma and cataract have in common is that the initial symptoms are not clear, and visual impairment occurs only at the end of the day. I’d like to find out the difference between the two. Cause Cataract: Reduced transparency in proteins in the crystal body Glaucoma: increased eye pressure, optic nerve damage symptoms Cataract: blurred vision, unique light phenomenon Glaucoma: few initial symptoms, dilated and reduced vision and glare age Cataract: aging, hypertension, heredity, stroke, diabetes, etcmethod of treatmentmethod of treatmentPrevious image Next imagePrevious image Next imageHere’s the previous image. Here’s the next oneHere’s the previous image. Here’s the next oneHere’s the previous image. Here’s the next one