Post on 31-Dec-2015
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Eyes
The eye is one of the most complicated and amazing organs in the human body. It is the most sensitive of all our five senses.
ZP
A little insight into Glaucoma…• Glaucoma is a group of
diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve. A person’s field of vision is narrowed and blindness can occur.
• The optic nerve carries information from the eye
to the brain.
DK
Glaucoma is caused by high pressure
inside the eye because fluid does not drain
This pressure keeps the optic nerve from doing
its job: carry information from the
eye to the brain.
MS
Risk Factors which may lead to Glaucoma
• High eye pressure from build up of fluid• Family history of glaucoma• Age 40 and older • African Americans are 15 times more likely to go
blind from glaucoma• Thin cornea• High Myopia (Very severe nearsightedness)• Diabetes• Eye surgery/Injury
JR
Medicated eye drops are the first choice and are usually very effective in preventing eye damage. The drops reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) which damages the optic nerve.Based on a person’s health , they may not be able to use glaucoma eye drops because medicine placed in the eye is absorbed into the blood vessels on the eye's surface. Some of the medicine enters the bloodstream and affects heart rate and breathing.
To treat Glaucoma…
MH
Doctors perform traditional surgery and cut a drainage hole in the eye to relieve pressure.
Laser surgery can also be used.
JR
Scientists are researching stem cellsto find out if they can be used to treat glaucoma.
In rare cases, Marijuana can help relieve glaucoma.
To treat Glaucoma…
JT
Improve on the use of eye drops since they are the most effective way to treat glaucoma…
Many ideas:Bionic eyeContactVaccinationStem cells
Embed contact lenses with medicine which reduces pressure in the eye so the optic
nerve is not damaged!
Our Innovative Solution…
Robert D. Fechtner, MD
Professor and Director of the Glaucoma Division of UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical SchoolNewark, New Jersey
TR
Interesting Facts
Famous people who have lived with impaired sight:• Harriett Tubman• Helen Keller• Stevie Wonder• Franklin Roosevelt• Claude Monet• Galileo BD
- 3.3 million of Americans could have glaucoma by the year 2020-Leading cause of blindness in U. S.