{"id":810,"date":"2020-02-06T21:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T03:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/nuevo\/glaucoma\/"},"modified":"2020-03-30T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:23:56","slug":"glaucoma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/en\/eye-diseases\/glaucoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaucoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"810\" class=\"elementor elementor-810 elementor-335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea8cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea8cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0b0126\" data-id=\"5b0b0126\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498be5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"498be5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glaucoma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f3f7a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39f3f7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00f1b5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00f1b5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e59b9a8\" data-id=\"e59b9a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a12aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"31a12aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/centr-oftalmologico-olga-montoya-costa-rica-glaucoma.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e2ffe\" data-id=\"14e2ffe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7670cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7670cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Glaucoma<\/strong>\u00a0is a degenerative or progressive disease that damages the optic nerve of the eye. The optic nerve connects to the retina and is formed by many nerve fibers, like an electric cable is composed of many cables.<\/p><p>The optic nerve sends signals from the retina to the brain where these signals are interpreted as the images we see.<\/p><p>In the vast majority,\u00a0<strong>glaucoma<\/strong>\u00a0is associated with high intraocular pressure. Intraocular pressure normal values are \u200b\u200bbetween 10 and 21 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg); Glaucoma is characterized by increased IOP above normal values. Sometimes you can find ocular hypertension at the time of the consultation, and sometimes it is normal that this tension may be elevated in other times of the day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2fd96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2fd96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a46efbb\" data-id=\"a46efbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badcf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"badcf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In cases where there are signs of glaucoma in the absence of ocular hypertension, it is very important to daily monitoring ocular pressure fluctuations in search of the same, by a pressure curve daily. There is also the\u00a0<strong>Normal tension glaucoma<\/strong>. And age is not a determining factor.<\/p><p>Glaucoma is a public health problem and is currently the second leading cause of blindness in the world: an estimated 7,000 million people suffer from glaucoma.\u00a0<strong>In Costa Rica, about 200,000 \u201cTicos\u201d have the disease<\/strong>\u00a0and 90% out of these, do not even know they do have this problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53688698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53688698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26cf923f\" data-id=\"26cf923f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c2355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"201c2355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/glaucoma-primario-ooh40cmlhazq3uda0nsqig027e9keeo5zyrarz4gj0.jpg\" title=\"glaucoma primario\" alt=\"glaucoma primario\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7160c108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7160c108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open-angle glaucoma\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e46df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e46df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Primary open angle glaucoma is a disease in which the main known risk factors \/ indicators are age and increased intraocular pressure. There are also other risk factors that may contribute:<\/p><ul><li>Having elevated IOP<\/li><li>Being older than 40 years<\/li><li>Family history of glaucoma<\/li><li>Myopia<\/li><li>Black Race<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a3a0db\" data-id=\"31a3a0db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7278dec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7278dec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Glaucoma-angulo-cerrado.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1129\" alt=\"Closed angle glaucoma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Glaucoma-angulo-cerrado.png 463w, https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Glaucoma-angulo-cerrado-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1e55a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a1e55a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Closed-angle glaucoma<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43274360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43274360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Risk factor\u2019s:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Farsightedness<\/li><li>Family history of narrow angle<\/li><li>Age 40<\/li><li>Female Gender<\/li><li>Asian or Eskimo Person<\/li><li>Contralateral eye attack<\/li><li>Aggravating factors such as cataract<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d788b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d788b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bd2ab1\" data-id=\"2bd2ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf00879 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf00879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c573a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c573a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8407f7f\" data-id=\"8407f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7cd3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea7cd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical advice for patients with glaucoma\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ade50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ade50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Do not forget to apply your drops every day.<\/li><li>Do not stop treatment when you attend with your doctor.<\/li><li>If you use more than one dropper bottle, remember to leave 10 to 15 minutes between drops.<\/li><li>Occlude the lachrymal punctual in order to reduce the systemic effects of the drug. You can do this by closing your eyes for 5 to 10 minutes or placing your index finger on the punctum.<\/li><li>Use medications as directed by your ophthalmologist. Do not let them change the product in the pharmacy, or the dose or frequency. Increasing the number of drops applied only increases the undesirable effects.<\/li><li>In case of discomfort immediately consult your doctor, but do not stop treatment.<\/li><li>Avoid self-medication and alternative medicine. Remember that many commonly used drugs are contraindicated in glaucoma.<\/li><li>Your drugs are part of their daily routine (brushing, meals, time to wake or sleep, favorite programs, etc.): Do not forget.<\/li><li>If you are diabetic or hypertensive, keep controlled their blood pressure and blood sugar level.<\/li><li>Perform physical exercise routinely.<\/li><li>Make sure you have understood all indications.<\/li><li>Always attend the controls with your ophthalmologist.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><article id=\"post-138\" class=\"post-138 enfermedad type-enfermedad status-publish hentry tipodeenfermedad-glaucoma\"><div class=\"entry-content w-container\"><div class=\"w-row row_especialista\"><div class=\"w-col w-col-8\"><div class=\"info_enfermedad\"><p>Treatment and medical care are not enough if you do not become aware of the above recommendations. Remember that glaucoma can cause blindness<strong>, it is your decision to avoid it.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><div class=\"w-section st_form_cita\"><div class=\"w-container ct_form_cita\"><div class=\"d_form\"><div class=\"head_form\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d79ec1\" data-id=\"0d79ec1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440274e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"440274e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Myths and Realities about glaucoma\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acfa64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5acfa64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Myth:<\/strong>\u00a0Marijuana is used to treat glaucoma<br \/><i class=\"icon-bueno mito\"><\/i><strong>Fact:<\/strong>\u00a0No, that\u2019s wrong.<\/p><p><i class=\"icon-malo mito\"><\/i><strong>Myth:<\/strong>\u00a0vision loss related to glaucoma does not affect my driving performance.<br \/><i class=\"icon-bueno mito\"><\/i><strong>Fact:<\/strong>\u00a0glaucoma may increase the risk of car accidents.<\/p><p><i class=\"icon-malo mito\"><\/i><strong>Myth:<\/strong>\u00a0glaucoma only affects older adults.<br \/><i class=\"icon-bueno mito\"><\/i><strong>Fact:<\/strong>\u00a0No, glaucoma affects people of all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cd00fd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cd00fd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e87bbba\" data-id=\"2e87bbba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f300da elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29f300da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glaucoma https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/nuevo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/centr-oftalmologico-olga-montoya-costa-rica-glaucoma.mp4 Glaucoma\u00a0is a degenerative or progressive disease that damages the optic nerve of the eye. The optic nerve connects to the retina and is formed by many nerve fibers, like an electric cable is composed of many cables. 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