This nerve transmits visual images from your eye to your brain.
It can exist without symptoms and is typically found during aroutine eye exam.
Treatment involves decreasing eye pressure with drugs, laser treatment, or surgery.
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Early diagnosis and proper treatment can yield positive results.
This article describes pigment dispersion syndrome’s causes, risk factors, and symptoms.
It also explains the diagnosis, treatments, and outlook for this problem.
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What Causes Pigment Dispersion Syndrome?
It is possible to have the condition and not know it until it is discovered during an eye exam.
Symptoms of pigment dispersion syndrome are linked with an increase in eye pressure.
You may notice these changes more often after exercise.
These treatments are the most common early treatment for the condition.
There are many options.
They include Iopidine (apraclonidine) andAlphaganP orQoliana(brimonidine).
Beta-blockers: These drugs reduce the amount of fluid your eye produces.
They include Betoptic (betaxolol) andBetimol,Istalol, orTimoptic(timolol).
Carbonicanhydraseinhibitors (CAIs): These drugs reduce the amount of fluid your eye produces.
They include Trusopt (dorzolamide) and Azopt (brinzolamide).
Prostaglandinanalogs: These drugs increase the drainage of fluid out of your eye.
This drug is in a class called miotics.
It is typically reserved for use after medications and laser surgery fail to improve your condition.
Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment can support an excellent outlook for most people with pigment dispersion syndrome.
Eye-pressure-lowering medications can successfully decrease fluid in your eye or increase fluid drainage out of your eye.
Laser treatments or surgery are options for more severe cases.Vision lossis relatively rare.
Pigment dispersion syndrome may also regress over time and improve with age.
This has been noted in mostly younger patients.
In these cases, there are also reports of people experiencing a return to normal eye pressure.
Pigmentary glaucoma takes place if pigmentary dispersion syndrome results in damage to your optic nerve.
Damage to your optic nerve can lead to permanent vision loss.
Up to 35% of people with pigmentary dispersion syndrome eventually develop high intraocular pressure or pigmentary glaucoma.
These cataracts are categorized as nonsenile cataracts because they are not age-related.
The precise cause of this disease is unknown.
However, factors such as family history, age, and high myopia can increase your risk.
Treatment aims to reduce the increase in eye pressure resulting from extra fluid.
Based on your symptoms and disease state, therapies include prescribed eye drops, laser therapy, or surgery.
Having yearly eye exams can help you find pigment dispersion syndrome early.
Contact an eye expert without delay if you notice any vision changes.
Getting an early diagnosis and following prescribed treatments can help protect your eye health and prevent vision loss.
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