A conference was organised by Ophthalmology department of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital to mark the occasion of World Glaucoma Week in Dehradun on Thursday.
Experts said that the negligence towards glaucoma may prove to be hazardous and awareness of the disease and timely treatment can prove to be a boon for the eye’s vision.
Residents raised numerous queries concerning glaucoma to experts and satisfied themselves about how to avoid and combat the disease.
Dr Rupali Tyagi, eye specialist, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, provided information about glaucoma.
She explained that glaucoma is such a dangerous disease that leads to blindness. The common symptoms of this disease are pain in the eyes, appearance of colourful
rainbow circles in vision and frequent changing of number of reading glasses.
In some unpredictable cases, this disease attacks a person while exhibit any symptoms at all, which is extremely dangerous. In this disease, the nerve (Optic nerve) that joins eyes and mind becomes weak.
In case the disease is diagnosed, the treatment is very much possible through medicines, laser and surgery. But the damages caused to the eyes by this disease can never be treated, but timely treatment prevents this disease from causing any further damages to the eyes. Dr Tyagi said that after the age of 40 years, everyone must opt for tests of pressure upon the eyes and other related tests, so that even if this disease is present in dormant state, it can be detected and treated on time.
The experts claimed that complete testing and treatment of glaucoma is available at the hospital and hospital has the facility of free of cost testing and treatment under ‘National Blindness Treatment Programme’ for the economically weak patients. Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital’s Medical Superintendent Dr Vinay Rai and Additional Medical Superintendent Dr VK Bihari were also present at the occasion.