Glaucoma Awareness Campaign

Don't Let It
Steal Your Sight.

Glaucoma is the silent thief of sight. Half of those affected don't even know they have it. Early detection can save your vision — for life.

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80M+People affected globally

50%Don't know they have it

#2Cause of blindness worldwide

100%Manageable if caught early

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What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damages your eye's

The optic nerve under pressure

What are the common causes of Glaucoma?

It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. This increases the pressure in your eye, damaging the However sometimes Nerve Damage happens with normal eye pressure

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Types & Symptoms.

Glaucoma comes in several forms. Painless tests can detect any of them — long before you'd notice symptoms yourself.

There are two major types of glaucoma.

Open Angle Glaucoma

This is the most common type of glaucoma.
It happens gradually, where the eye does not drain fluid as well as it should (like a clogged drain).
As a result, eye pressure builds and starts to damage the optic nerve.

This type of glaucoma is painless and causes no vision changes at first.

Closed Angle Glaucoma

This type happens when someone’s iris is very close to the drainage angle in their eye.
can end up blocking the drainage angle.
When the drainage angle gets completely blocked, eye pressure rises very quickly. This is called an acute attack.

It is a true eye emergency, and you should call your ophthalmologist right away or you might go blind.

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What are the symptoms of Glaucoma?

Open-Angle Glaucoma Symptoms

No Symptoms in Early stage
Later, blind spots develop in your side vision.

Most people with open-angle glaucoma do not notice any change in their vision until the damage is quite severe. This is why glaucoma is called the "silent thief of sight"

Closed-Angle Glaucoma Symptoms

1Early Warning Signs

Most people show no symptoms before an attack, but some may experience:

Blurred or foggy vision
Seeing halos around lights
Mild headaches or eye pain

If you experience these, see an ophthalmologist as soon as possible.

2Signs of an Acute Attack (Medical Emergency)

Symptoms include:

Severe pain in the eye or forehead
Redness of the eye
Sudden blurry vision or sight loss
Seeing rainbows or halos around lights
Severe headache
Nausea and vomiting

What to Do During an Acute Attack?

An attack happens suddenly and requires immediate medical care.

STOP WHAT YOU DO IMMEDIATELY
DON'T WAIT FOR THE PAIN TO GO BY ITSELF
DON'T DRIVE YOURSELF
GO TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL OR CLINIC

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The Most Vulnerable

Who's at risk of Glaucoma?

Anyone can develop glaucoma, but some people are more likely to than others.

Above 40

Glaucoma gets more likely as you get older Glaucoma is uncommon below the age of 40 years.

Short or long sight

If you have extreme short sight, you may be at increased risk of developing open angle glaucoma.If you have long sight, you may be at increased risk of developing angle closure glaucoma.

Ethnicity

Black African or Asian origin, up to four times more likely to develop primary open angle glaucoma (POAG)

Diabetic

If you have diabetes, you may be at increased risk of developing glaucoma.

Diabetics, should have both routine eye tests and diabetic eye screening

Family History

If you have a close blood relative (brother, sister, parent or child) with glaucoma, you are more likely to develop it yourself.

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Diagnosed

How Glaucoma is Diagnosed?

If you look at something straight ahead and keep your eye still, how far up, down, left and right can you see? Are there patches of vision loss?

This is called your visual field. If you have glaucoma, you'll have patches of vision loss, usually starting in your peripheral (off-centre) vision. You'll have to do several tests for glaucoma.