Red Net Moment, March 10th (Correspondent Zhang Mengna) Glaucoma is the world’s first irreversible blinding eye disease, and is called “the thief that erodes vision”. March 6-12, 2022 is the 15th “World Glaucoma Week”. This year’s theme is “Pay attention to glaucoma follow-up and prevent visual impairment”. The week-long World Glaucoma Week aims to increase awareness of glaucoma so that visual field loss, or even permanent vision loss, can be avoided.
It is imminent to popularize glaucoma knowledge and do glaucoma screening well.
Glaucoma is due to the high pressure inside the eye, which compresses the nerves of the retina and the optic nerve, causing vision loss, visual impairment, and visual field defects, and these are irreversible damage. According to the “2021-2026 China Glaucoma Drug Industry Market Segment Demand and Development Opportunities Research Report” released by Xinsijie Industry Research Center, glaucoma is the second most common blind eye disease in the world, and the number of glaucoma patients in the world will be nearly 78 million in 2020. The number of people in my country has reached 21.8 million, of which more than 1/4 are blind. With the influence of factors such as electronic products and population aging, it is expected that the number of glaucoma patients worldwide will continue to grow in the future, reaching about 120 million by 2028. Due to the lack of knowledge popularization, nearly 90% of glaucoma patients in my country were not diagnosed in time.
Five groups of people are susceptible to glaucoma, and timely treatment makes glaucoma nowhere to escape
Guo Shihong, vice president of Changsha Xiangjiang Aier Eye Hospital, pointed out that any age may suffer from glaucoma. In particular, these five groups of people with high myopia or hyperopia above 600 degrees, family history of glaucoma, cardiovascular system disease, diabetes, and over 40 years old belong to high-risk groups. Find glaucoma and treat it early.
Guo Shihong, vice president of Changsha Xiangjiang Aier Eye Hospital, suggested that normal people should have at least one comprehensive glaucoma examination at the age of 35-40, and every 2-3 years after the age of 40, and after the age of 50 Check every 1-2 years and annually after age 60.
Irreversible high-risk groups of glaucoma blindness should be taken care of
Guo Shihong, vice president of Changsha Xiangjiang Aier Eye Hospital, said that glaucoma blindness is a chronic process, and people who find themselves Friends who have the possibility of glaucoma must not ignore it. Early detection, active treatment and regular follow-up can effectively delay its development, and most patients can still maintain useful vision for life. At present, the main methods of clinical treatment of glaucoma include eye drops, oral hypotensive drugs, laser and surgery. Attention should be paid to the follow-up of glaucoma to prevent visual impairment. 2022 is the 15th “Glaucoma Week”, let us pay attention to glaucoma and protect eye health.