SOCIJALNO-MEDICINSKI ZNAČAJ RANOG OTKRIVANJA PRIMARNOG GLAUKOMA U OČUVANJU VIDA I PREVENCIJI NASTANKA SLJEPOĆE KAO TRAJNE KOMPLIKACIJE
SOCIAL-MEDICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EARLY DETECTION PRIMARY GLAUCOMA IN CONSERVATION OF EYESIGHT AND PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS AS PERMANENT COMPLICATIONS

Summary/Abstract: For the life and work of a person, sight is of great importance, and the disability of the organs of vision takes a special place. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the prevention and early detection of visual disturbances that pose the potential causes of impairment. After the right to life, it follows the right of a man to look and see the world around him. Vision serves not only as a sense, but also as a possibility of communicating with the outside world. Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve and may, if not treated to be resolved with total loss of vision. In ophthalmology, in addition to contemporary medical and surgical therapy, occupies a high place as a cause of weakness and blindness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), glaucoma is at second place in the cause of blindness around the world and is a serious problem because visual impairment is irreversible.

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