Early Detection Key to Optimal Treatment Results
The optic nerve is damaged when pressure builds up in the eye, causing glaucoma. Millions of people are silently affected by this condition every year. Multiple types of this condition are quite serious since they cause no symptoms of pain and may not manifest until irreparable damage to the nerve has occurred. Irreparable damage to the nerve has occurred.
In most cases, glaucoma causes permanent blindness without any symptoms. At least once every year, we recommend getting your eyes checked to include assessing your intraocular pressure (pressure inside the eye). If you have diabetes or glaucoma in your family, you should schedule appointments more often. You may be able to preserve your vision with early diagnosis and treatment. Please contact us if you experience symptoms like these between visits.
- Perimeter vision loss (tunnel vision) is among the most common problems with vision
- Eyeballs that are hazy
- An eye that is persistently red
- An eye injury or pain behind the eye
- A halo of light surrounding a light source
Do You Know?
- Over 60 percent of people with Glaucoma suffer from this disorder.
- In the United States, it is responsible for 15 percent of blindness in adults.
- Symptoms of chronic glaucoma do not typically appear until late in the disease when vision has already been severely damaged.
- Regular, routine eye examinations are usually the only way to detect it.
- Getting diagnosed and treated early can prevent vision loss due to glaucoma.
- Certain asthma inhalers and cortisone-containing medications may increase eye pressure dangerously.
How We Treat Glaucoma?
As part of the glaucoma screening process, our doctors will prescribe and perform tests while dilating the patient’s eyes in order to take specialized photographs of the optic nerve, as necessary. In order to ensure patient comfort, it is also necessary to administer drops to numb the eyes. A special tool is used to measure and record eye pressure. A doctor can assess glaucoma with the results of tests performed, and then determine the best treatment for the patient.
