Glaucoma - Glaucoma
Eye disease that causes irreversible damage to nerve fibers. Regular glaucoma examinations are recommended from the age of 40.
Detect and treat glaucoma: Regular Glaucoma Screening (Glaucoma)
Glaucoma encompasses a number of eye diseases that have different causes, but all cause a loss of nerve fibers. This loss leads to visual field defects that are hardly noticed at first and gradually increase. An eye affected by advanced glaucoma can go blind. Therefore, regular glaucoma screening examinations are recommended from the age of 40.
Examples of glaucoma - glaucoma
Glaucoma - better known as glaucoma - is one of the most common causes of blindness in the Western world.
Treatment options for myopia
Eyeglass lenses or contact lenses
Nearsightedness can be improved by various methods. Eyeglass lenses or contact lenses compensate for the defective vision.
With various surgical methods, even high-grade myopia can be corrected. The goal is for the patient to see sharply without glasses.
Attention in this case the layers of the eye remain unchanged. Therefore, the annual retinal examination is still recommended.
Surgical correction of myopia
In the surgical therapy procedure, the cornea is permanently flattened with a laser.
The laser procedures are called Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), LASIK or LASEK.
In the best case, the laser procedure can cure myopia. However, the laser procedure is not suitable for all sufferers.
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