Glaucoma

Headache, eye pain, nausea, vomiting, redness of the eye and occasionally rainbow halo around lights with visual impairment should lead to the suspicion of glaucoma. On examination impaired visual acuity, conjunctival congestion middle-sized, non-responding pupil diffuse corneal haze. The eyeball feels hard on palpation through the lid. A general practitioner should primarily be able to recognize the symptoms of an acute glaucoma attack, master the diagnostics and the principles of acute care. The diagnostics and follow-up of open-angle glaucoma require the equipment and special skills of an ophthalmologist.

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