Which are important teaching points for the nurse to review with a patient recently diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma? (Select all that apply.)
a. The disease will cause damage to the optic disc if left untreated.
b. Symptoms are sudden and painful when the disease begins.
c. Loss of peripheral vision is a common trigger for diagnosis.
d. Total blindness may result if the glaucoma is not treated.
e. Glaucoma is not a serious disease and will cause only mild inconvenience to the patient.
f. Treatment is only necessary when symptoms are bothersome.
ANS: A, C, D
IOP builds up and, if not treated, will damage the optic disc. Initially, the patient has no symptoms, but over the years, peripheral vision is gradually lost. If glaucoma is left untreated, total blindness may result. Patients with glaucoma are initially asymptomatic. Glaucoma is a serious disease that, if left untreated, may result in total blindness. If glaucoma is not treated, IOP builds up and will damage the optic disc.
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