Poor blood sugar control, uncle suffering from refractory glaucoma

Jimu Journalist Liao Shiqi

Correspondent Pei Nishang

"I never thought that diabetes would cause damage to the eyes." On August 11th, Uncle Zou regretted his condition at the Ere Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University.

Uncle Zou, 57, had a left eye decline three months ago. Due to his busy work, Uncle Zou did not go to the hospital to see his eyes. Until nearly a week, Uncle Zou had a pain in his left eye. Yesterday, he finally took out to the El Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University for inspection. As a result, the eye pressure was measured, Uncle Zou's left eye pressure was 58mmgh, and his vision was only 0.02. Uncle Zou, who did not even have myopia, was surprised when he learned that his left eye vision was only 0.02.

Wu Zuhong, director of the glaucoma department of the hospital, found that there were many small blood vessels on Uncle Zou's iris, which was eventually diagnosed as a newborn vascular glaucoma. After learning that Uncle Zou has a history of diabetes for ten years, after usually poor blood sugar control, Director Wu Zuhong said that Uncle Zou is a new vascular glaucoma caused by diabetes.

Experts check for patients (the picture is provided by Er Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University)

"Diabetes patients have a long course of disease. Poor blood glucose control will damage the entire body's blood vessel nerves, including the blood vessels of the eyeballs, and produce micro -anemia and new blood vessels." Director Wu Zuhong introduced that on the one hand Raise, glaucoma; on the other hand, new vascular blood vessels will produce new vascular membranes to block the corner of the room or cause iris adhesion in the front of the eyeball, blocking the outflow of the water in the eye, leading to an increased eye pressure, causing new vascular glaucoma. This is a one Glastic glaucoma.

At present, Uncle Zou's situation needs to be treated with surgical treatment, and the retina of the eye underground retina after intraocular pressure control needs further treatment. However, the damaged optic nerve cannot be reversed and the vision is difficult to recover.

Director Wu Zuhong reminded that new vascular glaucoma is generally gradually developing. Because it is a chronic process of onset, and often one eye develops, the other eye can be clearly seen, so it is not easy to be discovered by patients. Early symptoms are not obvious. In the late stage, it is visible to eye pain, accompanied by headaches on the same side, decreased vision, light, tears, etc. Therefore, patients with high -risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes, do not take it lightly. Do not take it lightly. You need to go to the hospital to measure intraocular pressure. Once you find the trend of elevated intraocular pressure, you can do glaucoma -related examinations as soon as possible. You can find it early to avoid blindness caused by new vascular glaucoma.

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