ou or a family member has diabetes. If you have high blood pressure. If you have nearsightedness. If you use steroids regularly or for a longterm of time or you have had a previous eye injury.There are several ways to treat glaucoma. The damage That is done by glaucoma cannot be reversed. The goal is toreduce the pressure, so the healthy nerves can receive nourishment. When people receive treatment most people stop taking their medicine because of side effects. Some of the side effects maybe stinging in the eye, blurred vision, and headaches. This is the reason why most people want surgery.Eye drops can be a type of treatment. You must take them regularly and continuously.One type of eye drop is called Latanoprost. You only have to usethis once a day. This is a new drug and even though it is a good drug, no drug has no side effects. This newdrug has a weird side effect. It turns your eye blue in color. Dr. Alan Jordan says “Were it not for this side effect, Latanprost would seem to be the ideal glaucoma medication.” This new drug seems to work the better than the last eye drop and has less side effects. The eye coloring only has effected 30 people out of 200. The way that it changes the color is a increase of melanin. Which is a natural pigment that imparts color.Another method of treatment is laser surgery. This is usually a option if the eye drops aren’t working. A laser is used to enlarge the drain, but in angle closure, the laser creates a hole in the iris.Yet there is another option, operative surgery. This creates a new drainage channel through which the aqueousfluid can leave the eye. Technology has greatly improved formedication and surgery. Very few people need surgery. Earlier that glaucoma is diagnosed, the more effective treatment is.Lately there is a new drug out that curbs the action of NOS-2. This helps slow down the loss of retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cells are the nerve cells to your sight. This n...
