Show parly Glaucoma Aid Bt of every eight blind I'm the U. S. lost his an eye most often the population age 35 a tendency to r UTAH Society for the Blindness points m this statistic is Ely for although pa cannot be cured it Controlled sight Undiagnosed and early difficulty early detection is glaucoma's insidious sufferer is unaware he has the until it is well vision severely treatment can LA already lost cannot be thus the longer is the loss of a medical eye will reveal early and since early and treatment are to the prevention from glaucoma ids a professional eye every two years 35 as a preventive THERE ARE two types of neither of which is nor a form of The acute variety is by-immediately clouded vision and Lain in and around the which dp 99 percent of all progresses slowly and producing symptoms which either go completely unnoticed or are so vague that the victim pays them little SOME OF these which mayor may not indicate the presence of are occasional blurred or decreased peripheral difficulty in visual adjustment to darkened the need for frequent change in eyeglasses prescription unsatisfactory and the envisioning of colored rings around points of The cause of glaucoma is as yet Its target is the that part of the eye which receives the light rays and sends them to the brain where they are interpreted as IN GLAUCOMA'S early the pressure of the fluid in the front of the eyeball causing the fluid in the rear of the eyeball to push against the retina which lines the eye's back This pressure gradually destroys the retinal cells and fibers by cutting off the blood supply which nourishes usually beginning with the cells involving peripheral THE VISUAL field narrows as the disease progresses in the final the nerves involving vision are destroyed and blindness is The medical examination for glaucoma includes monitoring the fluid pressure within the Once a positive diagnosis is treatment may include or or SUCCESSFUL treatment depends to a large extent on strict adherence to the prescribed medical In an effort to provide the public with the facts about the Society distributes educational materials free of charge to individuals requesting as well as to public health and visiting and IN the Society sponsors periodic glaucoma screenings in various locations at which ophthalmologists act as conducting preliminary testing of each participant and making referrals for complete medical eye examinations when The Utah Society is an affiliate of the National Society for the Prevention of Founded m the National Society is the oldest voluntary health agency nationally engaged in the prevention of blindness through a comprehensive program of community public and professional education and |