Did
you know that if you suffer from migraines you are at greater risk for
developing glaucoma? There are many risk factors that can influence the
likelihood that you will develop glaucoma. These include factors such as high
pressure in the eye, called intraocular pressure or IOP, your family
history-especially if your siblings have glaucoma, smoking, sleep apnea,
diabetes and other vascular diseases, race-as patients of African-American
heritage and Hispanic backgrounds are at greater risk and even the age of onset
of menopause. Recently, researchers
reported on a study
where they found that patients who suffered from migraines had 1.68 times the
risk of the average patient for developing glaucoma. When you visit us for your routine eye exam please share whether you
have ever experienced a migraine and whether you currently have even an
occasional migraine headache.
If
you or someone you know suffers from migraine headaches it is important to have
regular eye exams with glaucoma testing as migraines increase the risk of
glaucoma! Schedule an eye exam at
D’Ambrosio
Eye Care at 800-325-3937, visit D’Ambrosio
Eye Care,
or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that we can help.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout
greater Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479
Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 865 Merriam Avenue, Suite
119, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton,
Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331, 74 Main
Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440 and 255 Park Avenue, Suite 606, Worcester,
Massachusetts 01609
