Depistarea şi prevenţia glaucomului | [Screening and prevention of glaucoma]

Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide [1]. It rarely has any symptoms at all. This very often results in late diagnoses and great visual loss. Because this process is irreversible, treatment can only stop the evolution of the disease, not reverse it. The patient’s lack of knowledge and negligence is an important factor in this result. Therefore, it is essential that every patient receive a thorough examination from the eye care professional. The article will present all the necessary tests that an eye examination should include for an accurate diagnosis. A retrospective analysis of 90 patients diagnosed with different types of glaucoma in the year of 2011 shows the need for these tests and the great help these offer in the diagnostic procedure. Results showed that over 60% of the patients were diagnosed according to the results of these tests.