Glaucoma is a pathologic condition that stems from an excessive pressure inside the eyeball.
Eyeball is made of, in large extent, a liquid, umor acqueo, that preserves and nurtures the structures of the eye. The constant equilibrium between umor acqueo produced and eliminated, established the intra-ocular pressure.
The cause forgradula loss of efficiency by tjhe outflux system, due to degenration of filtration structures, linked to age.For this reason, it is more frequent in aged people, for whom it is easily curablewith collyrium and rarely surgery is needed.
The infantile glaucoma has a different origin; it stems from a congenital malformation of outflux ways of umor acqueo, and owes its seriousness to two reasons: the first is the impossibility of reestabilish the functions of a structures that, from an anatomic point of view, is incomplete, the second is the precocity of the damage that implyes a fragility of structures and a compromission of visual function in the development phase of the visual organ. The infantile glaucoma causes an excessive growth of the eye with cornea dilatation, associated to abundant lachrymation and intense photophobia .
Unfortunately, int hese cases, no medicine is efficient so it is necessary to submit the baby to one or more immediate surgical interventions .
the aim of surgery is to reduce the itraocular pressure creating an opening for deflux of umor acqueo or, inserting within the eye an hose connected to a valve that regulates the emptying.In most severe cases we appeal to a laser treatment that definitely stops the liquis production.
If you make an intervention in brief times, reducing the eye pressure, the possibility of recuperating the visual cpacity are good. On the contrary, sight will be irreparably compromised both for optical nerve damage and for cornea damage that, being filled with liquid, loses its transparency.
In case of positive diagnosis, it is necessary to go towards the way of soem cures, trusting in competent medicians and to whoever can solve the correlated problems.
