Do you still need surgery after you go blind from glaucoma?

Whether or not a glaucoma patient needs to undergo surgical treatment after losing his/her sight needs to be judged according to the patient’s condition and cannot be generalized. After the blindness of glaucoma, after the follow-up treatment of medication or laser treatment, the intraocular pressure is still high, and the patient may experience eye distension, nausea, vomiting and other uncomfortable symptoms, in order to alleviate the discomfort, the patient needs to undergo timely surgical treatment, such as the removal of the patient’s diseased eyeballs. Patients should do a good job of cleaning and sanitizing their eyes after surgery to avoid infection. Patients with glaucoma blindness, after comprehensive treatment, intraocular pressure control is good, the patient does not have other eye discomfort, generally do not need to undergo surgical treatment. It is recommended that patients with glaucoma consult a doctor in a timely manner to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.