{"id":62454,"date":"2026-05-10T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/?p=62454"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:46:38","slug":"half-of-patients-unaware-of-glaucoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/half-of-patients-unaware-of-glaucoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of Patients Unaware of Glaucoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-871971938\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-294405766\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1063738860\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Go\u0308zden-Haber-2_b-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Go\u0308zden-Haber-2_b-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Go\u0308zden-Haber-2_b-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Go\u0308zden-Haber-2_b-1-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Go\u0308zden-Haber-2_b-1-600x348.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1063738860 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n  <div id=\"page-header-858374647\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title light simple-title\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Half of Patients Unaware of Glaucoma          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<blockquote><p><strong>Nearly 70 million people worldwide are affected by glaucoma, and about half remain unaware of the disease. Typically emerging after the age of 40 and progressing silently without noticeable symptoms, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Unfortunately, around 10 percent of patients are already at an advanced stage by the time treatment begins, resulting in permanent vision loss.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. Dr. K\u0131van\u00e7 G\u00fcng\u00f6r, President of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association, has warned the public about glaucoma, a disease that progresses silently in the eye. Stating that approximately 2.5 million people in T\u00fcrkiye are estimated to be affected by the condition, G\u00fcng\u00f6r said, \u201cHalf of these patients are unaware that they have glaucoma. Although millions of people in our country are affected, only around 300,000 patients receive regular treatment. According to the World Health Organization, more than 70 million people worldwide are affected by glaucoma, and approximately 6.5 to 7 million cases result in blindness. The number of glaucoma patients globally is expected to exceed 110 million by 2040. Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the world after cataracts. The disease can occur at any age, starting from birth, but it is most commonly seen after the age of 40. Since the damage to the optic nerve is irreversible, vision loss caused by glaucoma cannot be restored, and the disease may result in permanent vision impairment and blindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Delayed Treatment May Lead to Blindness<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prof. Dr. K\u0131van\u00e7 G\u00fcng\u00f6r emphasized, \u201cRegular eye examinations and periodic measurement of intraocular pressure are essential for early diagnosis and for preserving vision. If diagnosed early, the progression can be halted. Since glaucoma is a chronic condition, lifelong monitoring of patients is crucial. The primary goal of treatment is to preserve visual function. Our first line of treatment is usually medication. If we detect damage during periodic examinations of the optic nerve using diagnostic devices, we need to lower intraocular pressure with various eye drops and stop the progressive loss in the visual field. If medication does not provide sufficient results, laser treatments and surgical options may be required. Laser and surgical procedures are applied using different techniques depending on the stage of the disease. If treatment is delayed or insufficient, glaucoma can result in blindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">April 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243,245,314],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eye_health","category-eyehealths","category-saglik-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62455,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62454\/revisions\/62455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4eyes.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}