5 300 people preventively revised in the world glaucoma week has the disease

-In other 12 cases suspected of glaucoma, while 15 have ocular hypertension, a major risk factor

– controls were conducted from 12 to 16 March, part of the campaign breaks the siege to vision ”, driven by the IMO Foundation

5 300 people reviewed part of the driven campaign from 12 to 16 March by the Fundació Barcelona, March 2012.-n IMO on the occasion of the world Glaucoma week, suffers from the disease. In preventive revisions it was also detected other 12 patients (4%) that might have the disease, although they would require further tests to confirm the diagnosis, as well as 15 people with ocular hypertension, a major risk factor (5 per cent). In addition, other 3 presented syndrome of pigment dispersion, a rare syndrome that usually result in a type of minority glacuoma. To all this must be added a group of 27 people (9%), that them has recommended to monitor eye pressure, as prensentaban rates to the limit considered normal ”, according to the DRA. Carolina Pallás, specialist in glaucoma of the IMO.

In total, 62 people reviewed last week, 20% of the total, should go to the ophthalmologist, either to undergo new tests to diagnose or rule out a disease either to perform follow-up controls, given the factors of risk presented. These results confirm the high proportion of people who suffer from glaucoma or are candidates to suffer it and do not know, as the loss of visual field that causes the disease is slow and does not affect central vision only in very advanced stages.

Eye tests, conducted within the campaign breaks the siege the vision. fight against glaucoma ”, took place at the premises of the Ocular microsurgery Institute and in the Parliament of Catalonia, where, Wednesday 14, organized a day of early detection of the diseasethat ended with 185 visits to members of the Balearic Government, political, camera and accredited press personnel.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a disease that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, the part of the eye that sends images to the brain. As a result, the visual field is decreasing gradually and can cause blindness, if it is not treated on time. The disease, which affects one million people in Spain, is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the world, where there are about 60 million people with the disease, although more than half do not know.