PICTURES OF GLAUCOMA
Picures One and Two below are normal eyes. The orange-pink background is the typical appearance of the back of the eye. The blood vessels seen are veins and arteries that feed the cells in the back of the eye.
PICTURE ONE - NORMAL EYE
The optic nerve is the yellowish round structure. The blood vessels come right through the nerve into the retina.
The macula is the reddish area near the middle of the photograph. The macula represents a high density of cone cells.
PICTURE TWO - NORMAL EYE WITH VISABLE OPTIC CUP
(White area in the middle of the nerve)
The optic cup is the white area inside the optic nerve. There is virtually no cupping in Photograph One. It is the most critical structure when looking for glaucoma. As glaucoma progresses, the optic cup becomes larger and more white. This occurs because cells are dying.
Below is a glaucoma eye where the optic cup has become enlarged due to high pressures.
PICTURE THREE - GLAUCOMA EYE
(Notice the large cup or white area in the middle of the optic nerve)
The red vessel located at about 11 o'clock should not be there. This is called a Drance Hemorrhage and shows up in glaucoma.
PICTURE FOUR- Drance Hemorrhage
This is an elargement of an optic nerve with glaucoma.
PICTURE FIVE - ENLARGED OPTIC NERVE
Notice the large cupping or large white area within the nerve
PICTURE SIX - PIGMENT ON INNER CORNEA
or also called KRUKENBURG'S SPINDLE
