Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. The symptoms can start so slowly that you may not notice them. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma is to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam. There’s no cure for glaucoma, but early treatment can often stop the damage and protect your vision
WHAT IS GLAUCOMA TREATMENT?
If you have glaucoma, it’s important to start treatment right away. Doctors use different types of treatment for glaucoma, including medicines (usually eye drops), laser treatment, and surgery. Treatment won’t undo any damage to your vision, but it can stop it from getting worse.
WHAT ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLAUCOMA?
- open-angle glaucoma
- angle-closure glaucoma
- congenital glaucoma.
What are the treatment options for Glaucoma?
Medicines. Anti-glaucoma eye drops are the most common treatment. They lower the pressure in your eye and prevent damage to your optic nerve.
What types of eye drops can help glaucoma?
There are many medicines available to treat glaucoma. Before you start taking glaucoma medicines, tell your doctor about other medicines, supplements, or vitamins you take. Eye drops for glaucoma may affect how those other medicines work.
Other types of eye drops work by lowering the amount of fluid your eye makes.
• Alpha-adrenergic agonists, like timolol
• Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, like dorzolamide and brinzolamide
•Laser treatment. To lower your eye pressure, doctors can use lasers to help the fluid drain out of your eye. It’s a simple procedure that your doctor can do in the OPD.
Laser treatment can help treat some types of glaucoma.
Do I need laser treatment for my glaucoma?
A laser treatment called trabeculoplasty is used to treat open-angle glaucoma. There are other types of laser treatment that can treat other types of glaucoma. Ask your eye doctor about all your glaucoma treatment options, including medicines, laser treatment, and surgery. You and your doctor can work together to make a treatment plan that’s right for you.
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If medicines and laser treatment work inadequately, your doctor might suggest surgery. There are several different types of surgery that can help the fluid drain out of your eye. Surgery can’t cure glaucoma or undo vision loss, but it can help protect your vision and stop it from getting worse.
There are a few different types of surgery for glaucoma that can help lower the pressure in your eye:
- Trabeculectomy
- Glaucoma implant surgery
- Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)
What is minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)?
If you have mild glaucoma, your doctor may recommend a new approach called minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). This also lowers eye pressure, but it has fewer risks and helps you recover faster. While glaucoma is a serious disease, treatment works well.
- If your doctor prescribes medicine, be sure to take it every day
- Tell your doctor if your treatment causes side effects
- See your doctor for regular check-ups
- If you’re having trouble with everyday activities because of your vision loss, ask your doctor about vision rehabilitation services or devices that could help
- Encourage family members to get checked for glaucoma, since it can run in families
What is trabeculectomy?
This type of surgery is usually used to treat open-angle glaucoma.The surgeon will create a tiny opening in the top of your eye. The opening will be under your eyelid, where no one will see it. This opening allows extra fluid in your eye to drain away, lowering pressure in your eye.
What is glaucoma implant surgery?
This type of surgery is used to treat several types of glaucoma, including congenital glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma, and glaucoma caused by an injury. It’s done in a hospital and usually takes 1 to 2 hours. In this operation, the surgeon implants a tiny tube, or shunt, onto the white part of your eye. The tube helps extra fluid drain out of your eye, lowering your eye pressure.
