January is Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Your vision loss can often be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment. There are often no symptoms in the earliest stages. The vision loss is usually first in the periphery. Later more advanced stages can cause…
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness. Here are some of the risk factors and treatments that can prevent blindness.
How to Diagnose and Treat Glaucoma How do I diagnose and treat glaucoma? Glaucoma has no symptoms. Patients who come into my office for an eye examination or urgent eye problem are always tested for glaucoma. To diagnose glaucoma, I check the patient’s intraocular pressure (IOP) and look into the…