During the 11th holiday, Xiao Zhang and his friends and family gathered for a few days, and they were staggered and lively. However, after a day of drunkenness, Xiao Zhang felt that she could not see things. He is very strange, how to use his eyes, how can myopia deepen? So I went with a pair of glasses, but I couldn’t see it in a few days.
Xiao Zhang was panicked and went to the hospital for eye disease. After careful examination, the doctor told Xiao Zhang that he was suffering from a difficult disease in ophthalmology — — optic atrophy, it is likely to drink too Alcoholism caused by more spirits.
Alcoholism harms the optic nerve
Optic atrophy is a difficult condition in ophthalmology. Once it occurs, it cannot be completely cured. Many patients eventually turn to blindness. The current medical technology can only alleviate the development of the disease and retain the patient’s vision.
Shenzhen Tongren Hospital ophthalmology Song Weixian chief physician pointed out that genetic and intracranial tumor compression optic nerve, head trauma caused by optic nerve damage, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by ischemia, glaucoma and other diseases may lead to optic atrophy .
In addition, bad habits of smoking and drinking can also cause optic nerve atrophy. Alcohol-toxic optic atrophy caused by alcoholism is more common than smoking. The most common culprits are high-alcohol or fake wines. Long-term drinking may also cause optic atrophy. Many optic atrophy is caused by trauma to drink and drive a motorcycle. Therefore, some doctors attribute the cause to “two pots + motorcycles”.
Chinese and Western medicine joint therapy
Song Weixian, chief physician of the Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, reminds that once vision suddenly drops, the field of view becomes smaller, or there is a defect in the field of vision, and no color can be distinguished (such as red and green) ), it is time to go to the hospital for a detailed inspection. Although the consequences of optic atrophy are serious, the diagnosis is not complicated. There is a part of the human eye called the optic nipple. Under normal circumstances, the nipple is red, and the optic papilla of the optic atrophy becomes pale.
Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that at present, the medical community at home and abroad have not found a fundamental and effective treatment for optic atrophy, and there is no specific drug. Currently, treatment can only delay the development of the disease and retain it. The patient’s vision or his vision is improved to some extent.
In terms of treatment, Western medicine is mainly treated with vasodilators and neurotrophic agents; traditional Chinese medicine mainly uses acupuncture to stimulate acupuncture points and relies on traditional Chinese medicine to regulate. At present, more is the combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment, but must first find the cause and then symptomatic treatment.
And medical institutions can take advantage of the opportunity, there are claims that there is a “grand secret recipe” can be cured, there are claims to be cured by stem cell transplant surgery, as well as selling so-called special effects drugs, panacea.
Song Weixian, chief physician of ophthalmology department of Beijing Tongren Hospital, reminded patients, don’t listen to these advertisements, because there is no specific medicine for treating optic atrophy in the world medical community. Stem cell transplantation has not confirmed the exact curative effect. Once you find the symptoms, it is best to go to a regular hospital with good conditions and comprehensive examination methods.
Less angry and good eye care
Chinese medicine says “Liver open eyesight”, indicating that liver health and eye health are closely related, angry liver & mdash; — often angry, angry Will affect eye health.
Therefore, experts remind people that especially those who have had optic atrophy, we must maintain an optimistic, tolerant mentality and less temper. In addition, in the diet, first pay attention not to drink hard alcohol, do not develop the habit of long-term drinking, but also to quit smoking, promote low-fat diet, eat less high-cholesterol foods, pay attention to vitamins such as vitamin B12, eat more fruits and vegetables.
â– Dialogue doctor
Readers: I saw online that it is easy to have optic atrophy with a computer. Is this true? I often use a computer, which is terrible.
Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Chief Physician Song Weixian: Using computer for a long time without paying attention to eye protection, it is easy to cause visual fatigue, but visual fatigue will not cause optic nerve atrophy, so you don’t have to worry too much. But still remind you to pay attention to eye health and protect your eyesight.
Readers: My mother is a patient with optic atrophy and currently has a visual acuity of only 0.3. The doctor said that there is no need to cure it because it is not cured. Is it really dead?
Chief Physician Wei Qiping, Department of Ophthalmology, Oriental Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: This view is wrong. Although the development of optic atrophy can lead to blindness, timely and appropriate treatment can slow down vision and even improve vision. If some patients are optic atrophy caused by intracranial tumor compression, if the tumor can be removed in time, the vision will be restored. Therefore, don’t despair after diagnosis, you must first find out the cause.