After a big fight with her son, the mother suddenly lost her sight? The reason turned out to be glaucoma!

Due to repeated disputes with her son, the mother, Ms. Gong, was so angry that she suffered from glaucoma and almost went blind.

Ms. Gong, 48, lives in Luotian, Hubei. Her son Xiaoyu has worked in Wuhan for four years after graduation. In the past six months, Xiaoyu wanted to go to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to work hard. But Ms. Gong wanted her son to go back to his hometown to find a job and go on a blind date. Because of the difference of opinion, Ms. Gong has argued with her son many times.

Last Saturday, Ms. Gong and her son had another argument about whether to go back to their hometown. She did not sleep well the whole night because she was worried. The next morning, Ms. Gong had eye pain, nausea, vomiting and dizziness. She thought it was because she did not rest well the day before and did not take it too seriously. But after a day, Ms. Gong's eye pain became more and more obvious, and her right eye also had blurred vision. Her family sent her to a local hospital for examination, and she was diagnosed with glaucoma. She was then urgently transferred to the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University.

After examination by Wu Zuohong, member of the Glaucoma Group of the Hubei Ophthalmological Society and director of the Glaucoma Department of the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, Ms. Gong's right eye pressure was as high as 45 mmHg and her vision was only 0.1, which was an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma. Fortunately, she sought medical treatment in time and was able to use medication to control intraocular pressure while assisted by laser treatment.

"The patient suffers from high blood pressure, and his mood swings increase the intraocular pressure, which induces glaucoma. Excessive intraocular pressure can damage the optic nerve, causing vision loss, and even blindness in severe cases." Wu Zuohong introduced that glaucoma is actually a psychogenic disease. The personality and psychological characteristics of glaucoma patients are often manifested as anxiety, impatience and depression. These negative emotions will affect the onset and development of glaucoma. When people are emotionally unstable, they tend to get anxious and angry when encountering things. When they are irritable and angry, the structure of the corner of the eye will also change, making the aqueous humor outflow poor and the intraocular pressure rise sharply, thus inducing an acute attack of glaucoma.

He reminded that patients over 40 years old with a family history of glaucoma, high hyperopia, diabetes, hypertension, etc. should seek medical attention in time to rule out glaucoma if they experience symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, dizziness, discomfort, and eye pain.

1. What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by optic disc atrophy and depression, visual field defects and decreased vision. Pathologically increased intraocular pressure and insufficient blood supply to the optic nerve are the primary risk factors for its onset. The optic nerve's tolerance to pressure damage is also related to the occurrence and development of glaucoma. If not treated in time, the visual field may be completely lost and blindness may occur.

2. Who has a “glaucoma constitution”?

There are actually many people who have a "glaucoma constitution", most of whom are angry, anxious, or mentally stimulated, which leads to increased intraocular pressure, which can easily cause glaucoma. However, increased intraocular pressure is not the only factor that causes glaucoma.

Factors such as local anatomical variations of the eye, age, race, family history, myopia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes may also cause glaucoma.

Don’t have a hot temper!

Primary angle-closure type is more common in people with a "bad temper"!

When primary acute angle-closure glaucoma is seen, if the patient's medical history is asked in detail, it is generally known that the patient has been angry or quarreled with family or friends. For people who already have angle-closure glaucoma, anger can easily trigger the disease.

Therefore, in addition to the appropriate treatment given by the doctor, understanding one's own personality traits and learning "not to get angry" are also a "skill" that these patients need to learn. Learning this "skill" is also an important way to effectively control the occurrence and development of glaucoma!

3. Acute glaucoma is particularly scary!

Glaucoma is mainly divided into acute glaucoma and chronic glaucoma.

Acute glaucoma is a relatively common type and is also more urgent when it occurs, because when it occurs, intraocular pressure usually rises suddenly, accompanied by a severe drop in vision. Rainbow circles may also appear when looking at things, and symptoms such as eye pain, red eyes, photophobia, migraine on the same side of the affected eye, dizziness, and nausea may also occur.

Wu Zuohong, member of the Glaucoma Group of the Hubei Ophthalmological Society and director of the Glaucoma Department of the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University, reminded that nowadays the trend of suffering from glaucoma is becoming younger and younger. Staying up late and turning off the lights for a long time to look at mobile phones may lead to acute glaucoma attacks. Especially for patients with high myopia, they must pay attention to rational use of their eyes and get adequate rest!

If you suffer from acute glaucoma, you need to go to a regular ophthalmology hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible. Timely treatment can reduce the risk of blindness.