Category: <span>Glaucoma</span>

Diagnosing Glaucoma

The key is to detect glaucoma early when a number of effective glaucoma treatments exist to preserve vision and prevent blindness. Glaucoma Consultation The goal of a Glaucoma Consultation is to assess whether you have …

Treating Glaucoma

Glaucoma can be treated with medications (eye drops), laser surgery, traditional surgery or a combination of these methods. The goal of any treatment is to prevent loss of vision, as vision loss from glaucoma is …

iStent Surgery

iStent Surgery Today, there are many different treatment options available to help prevent vision loss caused by high eye pressure and glaucoma. If you have both glaucoma and cataracts, iStent is a new, FDA-approved treatment …

ExPRESS Mini-Shunt Surgery

ExPRESS Mini-Shunt Surgery Ex-PRESS Mini Glaucoma Shunt implantation represents the latest breakthrough in glaucoma filtration surgery. Smaller than a grain of rice the Ex-PRESS is the world’s first minature glaucoma shunt providing treatment for patients …

Tube-Shunt Surgery

Tube-Shunt Surgery This surgery involves placement of a flexible tube inside the eye that drains aqueous humor, the fluid inside the eye, to an external reservoir. The Ahmed valve is a type of tube-shunt that …

Trabeculectomy Surgery

Trabeculectomy (Filtration Surgery) for Glaucoma Trabeculectomy (filtration surgery) is a common surgery performed to reduce eye pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Trabeculectomy is usually done when other treatments for glaucoma have failed to adequately …

What is Glaucoma

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness throughout the world affecting millions of people. Glaucoma is a disease of the eye that causes damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is a disease of …