Symptoms of acute glaucoma

Symptoms of acute glaucoma. Acute glaucoma, more common in the elderly over 50 years old, more common in women. Acute glaucoma attack period, with a sudden increase in intraocular pressure, often above 50 mm Hg, and accompanied by corresponding symptoms and signs. Performance of severe headache, eye pain, photophobia, tears, vision decline, severe cases can only distinguish fingers or hands. May be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and other systemic symptoms. Some patients, before the acute attack, often can show transient or repeated small attacks. Often in the evening, sudden fog vision, rainbow vision, pain in the affected side of the forehead or nasal root soreness, can be relieved or disappeared after rest. If the intraocular pressure rises, lasting too long to be relieved, eye tissue, especially the optic nerve, can be severely damaged. Vision can be reduced to no light perception, then even if the intraocular pressure drops, vision can not be restored.