Signs and Symptoms of Glaucoma

Usually, the common signs of Glaucoma are self-described by the patient, such as pain, tenderness, pain, etc., while signs feature others may notice, such as redness or swelling.

Signs and symptoms of primary open-angle and acute angle-closure Glaucoma are different.

1. Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

The peripheral vision gradually narrows, in most cases, both eyes.

In the late stages of the disease, patients often have a tubular field of vision.

2. Angle-closure Glaucoma

• Eye pain, often severe pain.
• The vision is blurred.
• Eye pain is often accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting.
• A halo of light appears.
• Red eyes.
• Sudden loss of vision, especially in low light.

3. Factors associated with Glaucoma

Old age

People over the age of 60 are at high risk of getting sick. For African-Americans, the risk increases in the younger generation.

Racial factor

People in East Asia have a shallower anterior chamber depth, so the risk of having this disease is higher than Caucasians. African-Americans are three to four times more likely to get the disease than white Americans.

Sex

Women are three times more likely to develop Glaucoma than men.

Other diseases

People with diabetes or hypothyroidism are more susceptible to Glaucoma.

Eye injury

Specific eye injuries, severe ones, are associated with a higher risk of this condition. Retinal detachment, eye infections, and tumors can also be the cause.

Eye surgery

Some patients who undergo eye surgery are at risk for Glaucoma.

Short-sighted

People with myopia are also prone to this kind of eye disease.

Corticosteroids

Patients taking long-term corticosteroids are at increased risk for complications, including Glaucoma. Some cases of eye drops containing corticosteroids are also at risk of disease.

Our Ophthalmology Care Team:

• Dr THAO Vo, Chief Medical Officer, Prima Medical Center Saigon
• Dr AN Trinh, Head of General Ophthalmology
• Dr QUOC Nguyen, Senior Consultant

If you have any eye problems, please contact Prima Medical Center Saigon:

• Address: 27 Ky Dong St, Ward 9, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
• Website: https://primahealth.vn/en/   
• Business Hours: 07:30 – 17:00 from Monday – Saturday
• HOTLINE: 0919-209-039 or 1900 – 9115