What disease is headache and vomiting usually caused by? What is glaucoma?

Most people would think that headaches and vomiting are caused by brain diseases, but no medical examination found any problems. However, when they went to an ophthalmologist, they found out that it was glaucoma. So what is the relationship between headaches and vomiting and glaucoma?

Headaches caused by quarrels turned out to be caused by glaucoma

"Glaucoma is a hidden disease that often fails to attract patients' attention in time, which often leads to delayed treatment." A glaucoma expert from Aier Eye Hospital Chongqing said, "The glaucoma suffered by the wife in the above case is angle-closure glaucoma. Alcoholism and emotional excitement may cause this disease. The symptoms are more obvious, while open-angle glaucoma is more difficult to detect."

The expert said that he once treated a young man who had lost sight in one eye due to open-angle glaucoma, but he was unaware of it until one day when he accidentally covered his healthy eye and discovered that he had lost sight in the other eye.

Early diagnosis of glaucoma is particularly important

Acute glaucoma attacks are often accompanied by symptoms such as severe headache, eye pain, rapid decrease in vision, nausea, and vomiting.

Open-angle glaucoma and some chronic angle-closure glaucoma have no obvious symptoms or even no symptoms at all. By the time the patient seeks medical treatment, severe vision impairment and visual field loss have already occurred.

Most visual field changes caused by glaucoma are irreversible. Early detection and early treatment are the key to controlling glaucoma. The prevalence of glaucoma in my country is on the rise and increases as people age. At present, the prevalence of glaucoma in people over 40 years old in my country is 2%, which will increase to 3% for those over 60 years old, and increase to 6% for those over 80 years old. Therefore, it is necessary for people over 40 to have an eye health check every 1-2 years.

A balanced mentality is important

Glaucoma patients should have a healthy mentality, as emotional fluctuations can lead to poor control of intraocular pressure. Experts suggest that glaucoma patients should learn to self-regulate, participate in more cultural and entertainment activities that are beneficial to their physical and mental health, and avoid emotional excitement and excessive fatigue.

Try to do the following in your daily life:

Do not overeat, smoke, drink alcohol, coffee, strong tea, or eat spicy or irritating foods.

Keep doing physical exercise, but avoid doing handstands to avoid increasing intraocular pressure.

Maintain good sleep, especially for those with high intraocular pressure.

Keep a happy mood.

Avoid working or playing in dimly lit environments, do not stay up late or overuse your eyes, and do not spend too much time on the computer or mobile phone.

Avoid overwork and balance work and rest.

Self-examination: The characteristic of glaucoma is hardening of the eyeball and the appearance of rainbow circles when looking at lights. Once discovered, seek treatment as soon as possible.

Active check-up: Go to the hospital for regular eye health check-ups, especially those with a family history of glaucoma should have regular eye health check-ups starting at the age of 35.