Symptoms of Glaucoma
Most types of glaucomas are aymptomatic and cause an insidious loss of vision that is irretrievable. In most patients with such chronic type of glaucomas, considerable portion of the visual field is lost beyond redemption when first diagnosed. In many individuals glaucoma is incidentally diagnosed by the eye speacialist when the affected person seeks advice for an unrelated eye problem, such as for a refractive error. In acute glaucoma, there is a sudden and dramatic rise in eye pressures with obvious disturbances like pain in and around the eyes, red eyes. Headache , nausea and vomiting with sudden decrease in vision.
Some individuals with glaucoma could experience the following symptoms due to elevated eye pressures are damage to their optic nerves. Individuals with these symptoms should promply be examined by an eye care professional to exclude glaucoma.
- Dull pain around the eye after being in the dark, like after being in a cinema theatre
- Seeing colored rings around artifical light especially in the early morning or at night
- Frequent change of glasses for reading and near work
- Poor night vision
- Sensation of a blind area
- Blurred or foggy vision