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National Glaucoma Month
 January is National Glaucoma Awareness month. Glaucoma can gradually steal your sight. Without warning, it causes loss of sight by damaging a part of the eye called the optic nerve. An estimated 50% of people affected by glaucoma do not know they have it. There is no cure for glaucoma, but there are treatment options, so early detection is vital. At Premier Family Eye Care, we routinely use a specialized piece of equipment that can look for signs that glaucoma may be present. |
Glaucoma Detection
One of the main causes of glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve due to high pressure in the eyeball. Usually, no pain is associated with increased eye pressure and this increase is not related to a persons blood pressure. A check of eye pressure is a part of our comprehensive eye exam at Premier Family Eyecare. When glaucoma damages the optic nerve, you begin to lose patches of vision, usually side (peripheral) vision. Over time, glaucoma may also damage straight ahead (central) vision. Be sure to have your eyes checked regularly, as you may not notice a loss of side vision until you have lost a great deal of sight. |
