Glaucoma Surgery 101

Is Glaucoma Treatment Surgery Safe? If you have been diagnosed with glaucoma and contemplating surgery, it is but normal to be racked with questions and fear in your mind. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and majority of the cases seen by...

What You Don’t Know Can Blind You: Understanding Glaucoma Symptoms

Like a ticking time bomb, blindness is waiting to explode in a glaucoma eye. Sadly however, majority of persons with glaucoma have it for years without them ever knowing. It is estimated that less than half of the patients with glaucoma are aware they have it. This is...

Glaucoma Treatment Guidelines | How to Save an Eye

Glaucoma Treatment  In the era of modern medicine, a glaucoma specialist is like a specialized military unit that has a well stocked and fully equipped armament of glaucoma treatments, ranging from medical eye drops, laser, artificial drainage devices, to the latest...

A Glaucoma Treatment Guide For Patients And Caregivers

Understanding Glaucoma Being diagnosed with glaucoma can bring feelings of panic to both patients and their loved ones. Glaucoma is called the silent “thief of sight” and the second leading cause of blindness around the world. Rarely do symptoms appear until damage to...

Modern Glaucoma Cures: Lighting The Way

Contemporary medicine has alleviated humankind from the scourge of disease, both by preventing or finding cures for various ills like glaucoma. The technological breakthroughs in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) have been quite dramatic. POAG is a condition wherein...

Glaucoma Treatment Options 101

With a patient’s sight on the line, glaucoma is a race against time. For every increase in intraocular pressure (IOP), a person with glaucoma slowly inches her way towards blindness. A glaucoma specialist therefore must address this process by keeping her patient’s...

The Evolution Of Glaucoma Treatment Surgery

NPGS is believed to be the most promising of all new glaucoma treatment surgery because its IOP lowering effect appears to be on par with traditional filtering surgeries while having the added benefit of fewer risks (Canaloplasty vs Trabeculectomy)....

What Is A Glaucoma Specialist?

Glaucoma is the “silent thief of sight” that literally robs you blind. It is an eye disease that usually goes undetected for years because of the absence of any symptoms. Glaucoma  is irreversible and progressive once damage to the nerves of the eye has...

Why Canaloplasty?

Safety. Canaloplasty is safer than traditional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy). If you are considering glaucoma surgery to prevent further vision loss then choosing a surgery that has fewer risks makes sense. Age. Younger patients need a better option than...

Canaloplasty 3 Year Results Are In – And They Are Good

Well, we now know the effects of canaloplasty will last.  At least, we know the effects of canaloplasty will last for three years.  And, three years is about as long as any study involving real patients (you know, the type that move, cancel appointments because they...

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