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Glaucoma
Services
What
is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma
is a disease that damages the optic nerve. The optic nerve is
important because it carries vision from the eye to the brain.
If glaucoma is not controlled, the damage it causes to the optic
nerve can lead to blindness. Can
Glaucoma Be Controlled?
Although
there is currently no cure for glaucoma, it can be treated. Glaucoma
can usually be controlled
with eye drop medicines
which lower eye pressure
and must be used on a daily basis. However, if medicines are ineffective
or lead to unwanted side effects, The doctors at Ophthalmology
Consultants can
perform a simple, in-office laser treatment called Selective Laser
Trabeculoplasty (SLT) to lower your eye pressure and protect
your sight.
The
Doctors at Ophthalmology Consultants will perform a comprehensive
ophthalmic examination including automated visual
field screening,
digital optic nerve
photography, and retinal nerve fiber layer laser imaging in order
evaluate for and treat glaucoma. |
