The difference between cat glaucoma and cataract:

1. Different causes

Glaucoma is mainly caused by some pathological high intraocular pressure that causes a sharp decline in vision. . Cataracts are mainly caused by lens turbidity, vision loss, and ghosting of objects.

2. Different symptoms

Early symptoms of glaucoma include headache, eye congestion, obvious eye swelling, and eye pain. The early symptoms of cataracts are that you can see obvious white flocculent material in the black eyeball. The patient will have black spots in front of the eyes, decreased vision, deformation of objects, etc., but there will be no swelling and soreness in the eyes.

3. Different degrees of harm

Due to the sharp increase in intraocular pressure, glaucoma may cause instant blindness and is difficult to cure in the later stage. Cataracts develop slowly, and it is impossible to lose sight immediately. You can recover by surgically replacing the lens when the time is right.

4. Different treatment methods

The treatment of glaucoma is mainly glaucoma trabeculectomy, which uses laser to selectively act on pigmented trabecular cells, without thermal damage and repeatable Treatment, patients who have failed argon laser trabeculoplasty can still be treated, which can significantly reduce intraocular pressure and effectively treat glaucoma.

For the treatment of cataracts, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is used. The entire operation does not require the use of a knife, which effectively eliminates the possible damage to the eyes by people and instruments. The operation can be completed in a few minutes. After the operation, Recovery is faster, surgery is more effective and reproducible.