>> It’s known as the sneak thief of eyesight research shows more than
3 million Americans have an eye
condition called glaucoma but
only half of those people.
No they have it.
It affects people of all ages
from newborns to seniors.
People typically don’t notice
symptoms until the condition is
moderate or advanced. And
although there is no cure.
There are ways to slow or
prevent it from happening to
you. Joining me now is doctor
Omar guy asked a Dean also
known as doctor G with his
patients, he’s a
local glaucoma and cataracts
surge in the area. Thank you so
much for stopping by and
talking with us about this that
you grab me for those
unfamiliar with what glaucoma
is what is it.
>> So glaucoma
is a just kind of generally
speaking the disease of your
peripheral vision. And it
attacks the optic nerve
which is the large nerve in the
back of the eye that least of
the brain and is what allows us
to see.
to see. >> And you want that nerve to be healthy. Yes, you do now
issues there I know off camera
we were talking
I I read at one point clock.
I’m always connected to
diabetes that is not true
whatsoever.
>> So there is a very small.
>> Chance chance that they are
related as an independent risk
factor, but a typically the
general Clark coma, which about
3 Million. Americans
suffer from. Typically it’s a
genetic component very strong
proponent meaning regardless of
what you’re going to do no
matter how healthy you are you
will still is going to happen
it’s going to happen next.
What are
risk factors. main risk factors
like we said a family And other
big ones age so of course as we
get older a lot of health
problems
do arise. is also a
big risk factor with the
African American population and
also Hispanic population being
a large percentage
of that.
>> What why is it important to
see your eye specialist on such
a regular, a
routine basis.
>> as as we kind of mentioned a
thief of sight and the reason
got
a coma. It’s dangerous is
because it’s painless you will
not know it’s occurring
and it will be attacking your
peripheral vision is typically
we’re just. >> Off to the side. Yes we do this in sports. weird
put our arms out to see how far
at what point you can see your
your fingers on the side that’s
right. That’s a good way of
knowing what
our summer.
>> Identify so there’s really
no real identifier
is for for patients rights is
the which is why you should you
shou be examined because
there’s special tests we can do
along with measuring the eye
pressure the certain other
tests that are very sensitive
to picking it up that
the naked eye will just never
pick up until it’s
unfortunately too late.
>> It sounds like this could be
such a burden to if you know
untreated it could lead to
the loss of sight which is
right so guys you write so kind
of the bigger picture with
Clark home is what they define
as.
>> Burden which could Beach you
know financial or just your
standard of
living yourself. I’m so you
know financially make sense to
health care costs and things
like that but to an individual
the burden on them
and their family and then at
the community state and
national level. The the loss of
workforce and things like is is
a law that would be a large
burden.
>> You know we address this at
the beginning of this segment.
But I was shocked to hear that
this impacts newborns as well
as people young as you know
infants that’s.
>> That’s right. So there is a
juvenile o’clock homer which
does
affect newborns hard to
diagnose um if you have any
concerns of course it’s
important to seek out an eye
specialist in and get an eye
exam.
>> And of course there’s always
starts by just again
practicing, good eye health and
visiting the eye doctor doesn’t
currently that if you have
these issues or if they find
some issue that’s when you are
referred to an eye specialist
correct awesome
anything else you’d like that
for us to know about common
sense.
>> Notice typically you again
you may think everything is
fine and your vision
is good keep in mind your
central vision is not affected
with glaucoma so you may not
notice it until it’s too late.
And it is palace a very
important just to come and see
us quick.
Cook exam won’t be paying full
of promise and and and we’ll
make sure everything’s OK and
for more information on where
to go to see you.
I worked at Nicholas I
consultants where we’re right
across Street from a Saint
Vincent South side they’re on
South Pointe Park wearing
we have a number of doctors I
can handle all your I see
everything from general
medicine to block
Omar cataracts. So if you need
to make a point and give us a
call asked for doctor G and