Transcript GLAUCOMA , A WORKPLACE THREAT

By Dr Obinna Awiaka O.D,MNOA
President & CEO Eyemasters Ltd
Occupational Vision Specialists
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Good News Translation
The thief comes only in order to steal, kill,
and destroy. I have come in order that you
might have life - life in all its fullness.
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Glaucoma
–a.k.a
“silent thief of sight” is
a group of eye diseases
that damage the optic
nerve.
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Damage to the optic
nerve is irreversible
Causes:
 Slow fluid drainage,
 Pressure builds up, damages optic nerve
 Optic nerve damage can occur at different pressure levels for
different people
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Ciliary body produces fluid
in the eye known as
aqueous humour
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Aqueous humour flows
behind the iris and through
the pupils into the anterior
chamber
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Aqueous humour leaves
the eye through a structure
known as the filtration
angle and then joins with
the network of
veins
outside the eye.
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Primary Open Angle
Glaucoma (POAG)
Angle-closure
glaucoma (Acute)
Congenital glaucoma
Secondary glaucoma
Pigmentary glaucoma
Normal tension
glaucoma
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Intra Ocular Pressure measurement
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Induced Dilation & Ophthalmoscopy
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Visual Field Examination
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Glaucoma has no
cure but if detected
early
can
be
managed.
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Management can be
in form of drug
therapy, surgery or
both
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Lets
see
statistics
some
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Only half the population of persons with glaucoma know that
they have glaucoma- Glaucoma Foundation
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2nd Leading Cause of blindness – W.H.O.
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Blindness from glaucoma is 6 to 8 times more common in
African Americans than Caucasians.
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In a survey carried out among new patients by Eyemasters -
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90% have done an eye exam but over 50% cannot remember if
their IOP was measured. Over 80% said they never had their
eyes dilated. Over 97% have heard of glaucoma, but only 30%
knew what it meant.
Glaucoma Awareness StatisticsEyemasters
30
90
Eye Exam
No IOP
97
Never Dilated
50
Aware
Understand
80
Prevalence of Glaucoma in Nigeria
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More Males had
glaucoma between
1998-2006 (63%)
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Glaucoma is higher
between ages 40
and above(43%)
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Followed by ages 3140 (37%)
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Yearly
distribution
increased from 330
patients(4%) in1998
to
1680(23%)
in
2006
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3% INCREASE in blindness in developing countries (W.H.O
2004 );
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Late diagnosis or delayed treatment .
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Lack of political and professional commitments to the
prevention of blindness.
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Lack of facilities for the glaucoma diagnosis
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The elderly individuals, who are at the greatest risk for
developing glaucoma, often attribute their loss of vision to
just growing old
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More males are affected, leading to huge economic loss and a
larger percentage of the oil and gas sector are males
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Gradual vision loss from the periphery
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This can be the vision of the driver taking your
children to school
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Good News Translation
The thief comes only in order to steal, kill,
and destroy. I have come in order that you
might have life - life in all its fullness.
This time I will add the Basic English
Translation
The thief comes only to take the sheep and to
put them to death: he comes for their
destruction: I have come so that they may
have life and have it in greater measure
Eat Right
Eye
exercises
Massage
Reduce
Stress
Regular
eye
exams
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Glaucoma
is
a
serious public health
issue in Nigeria
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Early detection is key
through
regular
glaucoma screenings
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Look for full medicals
that covers glaucoma
treatment
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