Development of Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve and can result in vision loss and blindness. However, with early detection and treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss.

Immediate treatment for early-stage, open-angle glaucoma can delay progression of the disease. That’s why early diagnosis is very important.  Narrow angle glaucoma can also be treated at an early stage with an in-office laser procedure.

Glaucoma treatments include medical therapy (primarily drops), laser trabeculoplasty, filtration surgery (trebeculectomy), drainage shunts (Ahmed or Baerveldt), or a combination of any of these. While these treatments may save remaining vision, they do not improve sight already lost from glaucoma. The appropriate treatment option is best determined by your individual disease and needs.