Can an optometrist detect glaucoma?

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• evilbethygirl

  01/15/2013

  Yes, an optometrist will detect your glaucoma after the eyes exam before you want to have the pair of the eyeglasses. In addition, you'd better go to see the doctor and accept the full check on the eyes to find whether you have the glaucoma or not. Then you could accept the medical treatment as soon as possible. Glaucoma refers to the intraocular pressure intermittently rising. The eye disease intraocular pressure can cause it because of its continued high intraocular pressure. It can give the eye part of the organization and visual function damage. What's worse, it may cause vision loss and narrow view if not treated in time. The vision can be lost. You need to take great notice on the glaucoma which is such a serious eyes disease.

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• Jose

  02/16/2013

  Yes, get a comprehensive eye exam, your optometrist can successfully detect the diseases such as glaucoma. So, it is very important to have a regular eye exam to help you prevent and treat some eye diseases. If you are detected glaucoma, you need take medication exactly as prescribed to help the eyes. Luckily, glaucoma today can be controlled if you detect it early. If you ignore it, it is likely lead to blindness. So, for the sake of your eyes, visit an optometrist right now if you guess you may get glaucoma.

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• Kristy Prince

  03/12/2013

  Well, generally speaking, both optometrists and ophthalmologists can be eye doctors to treat glaucoma. But on the other hand, for people with advanced glaucoma, an ophthalmologic glaucoma specialist may be perfect. Also, as we know that glaucoma actually is related to a group of diseases and it can cause damage to the optic nerve as a result of increased pressure within the eye. And also, a severe eye infection, injury, blocked blood vessels or inflammatory conditions of the eye can cause glaucoma in many cases, you need to pay more attention to it. To treat it, just go and see the ophthalmologists.

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