GLAUCOMA

The Latest Advancements in Glaucoma Care

Treating the Whole Eye

For patients with glaucoma, drops alone are often not enough. Additionally, glaucoma drops have side effects that may detract from optimal vision and results after our premium cataract surgery options. For this reason, we offer the latest techniques for dealing with glaucoma with less need for drops.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to your eye's optic nerve and gets worse over time. It's often linked to a buildup of pressure inside your eye. Glaucoma tends to be inherited and may not show up until later in life.

The increased pressure, called intraocular pressure, can damage the optic nerve, which transmits images to your brain. If the damage continues, glaucoma can lead to permanent vision loss. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause total permanent blindness within a few years.

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What is Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery?

Glaucoma Surgery is needed to reduce pressure in the eyes by opening blocked drainage angles or creating a new opening that fluid can flow through to leave the eye. In some cases surgery may be done to relieve pain caused by glaucoma.

Traditional surgical options for glaucoma (trabeculectomy and tube shunt implantation) have a substantial number of potential complications, including hypotony, hyphema, bleb leakage, bleb infection, and endophthalmitis.

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) provides intraocular pressure reduction for patients with mild-to-moderate glaucoma with a better safety profile than traditional incisional glaucoma surgery. These devices and procedures are often combined with cataract surgery or are completed as stand alone procedures. These are often covered by medical insurance companies.