Glaucoma – How you can prevent blindness with regular checkups

As we told you in our post earlier, Glaucoma is a very dangerous disorder of the optic nerve because of the silent nature of its attack. If you are pre-disposed to glaucoma,you cannot do too much about it. However, with regular checkups, you can detect it early and with lifelong treatment, prevent blindness.

The general guidelines for a glaucoma check-up - Once every two to four years before age 40, once every one to three years from ages 40-54, once every one or two years from age 55 to 64, once every six to 12 months after age 65.

If you have a family history of glaucoma,  Higher spectacle numbers (more than -4 or +4), usage of certain eye medications (like steroids) for a long time without doctor’s supervision, usage of steroids for a long time for any auto-immune or kidney disease, an old eye injury or a history of diabetes and/or hypertension, you are more at risk for developing glaucoma and should start with checkups every six to 12 months even before the age of 35.

Source:  http://www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-conditions/glaucoma-how-you-can-prevent-blindness-with-regular-checkups/