The nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of older adults on the topic of open-angle glaucoma. which symptoms would be included as indications of open-angle glaucoma?

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The nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of older adults on the topic of open-angle glaucoma. which symptoms would be included as indications of open-angle glaucoma?

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cenonjeric3 cenonjeric3 · Answer 1 · 2022-09-02T06:55:43-04:00

Difficulty adjusting eyes in low lighting
Halos around lights
Blurred vision
Decreasing peripheral vision

A significant public health issue is glaucoma. Following cataracts, it is the second most common cause of blindness globally. Primary open-angle glaucoma is the most prevalent kind of glaucoma in the US and the main cause of permanent blindness among African Americans.

Up to significant visual field loss, this illness usually exhibits no symptoms. Increased intraocular pressure, growing older, family history, African ancestry, myopia, and maybe the presence of certain systemic disorders like diabetes and hypertension are some of the risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma that have been extensively characterized and investigated.

Research is now being done to determine the exact mechanism behind the enhanced resistance to aqueous outflow.

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