دانلود کتاب راهنمای گلوکوم (آب سیاه چشم) – نکاتی در خصوص سلامت بینایی

Before we begin to discuss what glaucoma is, I would first like to share with you what the disease looks like. In pictures that try to convey what someone with glaucoma sees, you may be shown an image of normal vision, where the person can visualize everything in the environment. Then you’ll see a picture of abnormal vision, which demonstrates that with glaucoma, there is generally a significant amount of vision lost. This image represents what the world may look like if you have glaucoma, but it is not the same for everyone with the disease. Glaucoma comes in many different stages, and in its earliest form, people still see and function well. In fact, I’ve had glaucoma patients who have looked at pictures on my clinic wall, similar to the abnormal one here, and then said, “Oh, I must not have glaucoma, because my vision doesn’t look like that.” Those patients did have glaucoma, but at a different stage than that of the picture. Unfortunately, this type of thinking is common and can lead to misunderstandings. I’m here to tell you that glaucoma can be very sneaky, subtle, and misleading. In the next section, I will share with you what I believe is a more realistic description of what glaucoma can look like. A person can have advanced glaucoma and still have 20/20 vision, but their peripheral, or side vision, can be severely affected. This concept of what glaucoma looks like may seem confusing. Let me give you an idea of what glaucoma looks like through two viewpoints.