Early detection and treatment a must for glaucoma patients(视频)
<p><span word="Glaucoma">Glaucoma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="blindness">blindness</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glaucoma">glaucoma</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span>.</p><p><span word="Glaucoma">Glaucoma</span> <span word="robs">robs</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="optic">optic</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Hyman">Hyman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="glaucoma">glaucoma</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hyman">Hyman</span>.</p><p><span word="Hyman">Hyman</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="peek">peek</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="boo">boo</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blurry">blurry</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="glaucoma">glaucoma</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Fleischer">Fleischer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="part">part</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fleischer">Fleischer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="drops">drops</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lowers">lowers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="laser">laser</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fleischer">Fleischer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glaucoma">glaucoma</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="has">has</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="refrigerated">refrigerated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="hotter">hotter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hottest">hottest</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="equatorial">equatorial</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="refrigeration">refrigeration</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span>.</p>
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