he Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) attends annually More than 500 thousand patients With diagnosis GlucomaEye disease that causes permanent blindness, but if they are treated in time they can Avoid visual loss.
The number includes those who receive the diagnosis for the first time as those who are in continuous medical follow -up, which receive comprehensive and specialized care to control the progress of the disease.
Vanessa is not Rock, Eye doctor from hGeneral Ospital for the National Medical Center La Raza, He pointed out that IMSS performs periodic evaluations for early detection of glaucoma, especially in people over the age of 40, who are at greater risk of developing this disease.
The specialist indicated that this condition is one of the main causes of blindness around the world, because it is a disease that affects the optic nerve and can lead to loss of vision.
“Glaucoma is a silent disease that does not cause pain, does not cause adjustments until the disease is very advanced, and the patient notes that his vision has decreased, but because the patient has already passed through many years of the disease,” Indian.
Vanessa explained otherwise Disclosure of glaucoma This is done through periodic reviews with an ophthalmologist From the age of forty, When the risk of suffering from the disease increases.
“It is important to go to the annual reviews to assess the pressure inside the eye and the optic nerve structure,” The most prominent.
He added that the success rate Treating glaucoma in IMSS It is approximately 50 percent. Although the glaucoma is not healing, the treatment can slow its progress.
“In IMSS, approximately 50 percent of patients who are diagnosed with blue will slow down the development of their disease, as they were diagnosed on time and the treatment was granted in time,” He said.
The glaucoma specialist recalls that this condition is a multi -factor disease, for many of the contracted reasons. However, the main reasons that can make development more quickly are: Diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking.
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