Dimapur, March 11 (MExN): As part of creating awareness among people about glaucoma during the World Glaucoma Week observance from March 6 to 12, Dr Renjano Okhyopvui, Junior Specialist (Ophthalmology) at the IMDH, Mokokchung informed that facilities for detection of glaucoma are available in all District Hospitals throughout the state of Nagaland.
Dr Okhyopvui, in a press release on Friday, informed that glaucoma which is also called as the ‘silent thief of sight,’ is the leading cause of irreversible preventable blindness globally. Glaucoma can remain typically asymptomatic until advanced visual loss occurs, she said while emphasizing that early detection and treatment is key to slow down the disease process “because once the damage is done, it cannot be reversed.”
The risk factors are increased eye pressure, advancing age, family history, hypertension, diabetes and use of steroids etc., the release stated while reiterating that regular eye and optic nerve checks are important in order to detect glaucoma as early as possible and initiate its management.
