CONSULTANT OPHTHALMIC SURGEON
GLAUCOMA FAQs
What is Glaucoma?
Can Glaucoma be treated?
How is Intraocular Pressure (IOP) involved?
What are the Risk Factors For Developing Glaucoma?
Do All People With High IOP Get Glaucoma?
Why Is Corneal Thickness Relevant?
Do Patients With Glaucoma Always Have High IOP?
Is Treatment Different For Normal Tension Glaucoma?
What Kind Of Glaucoma Do I Have?
What Should I Expect When I Attend the Glaucoma Clinic?
SURGICAL OPTIONS
Trabeculectomy
Tube/Shunt
Non-Penetrating
OTHER PROCEDURES
New Procedures
Revision Procedures
Can Glaucoma Be Treated?
Yes - Glaucoma can be treated using a number of methods but it is important to pick up glaucoma early, before there is major vision loss. If glaucoma is treated, the damage to vision can be stabilised to stop it getting worse. The damage is irreversible – in other words vision lost from glaucoma cannot be restored once it has been lost. In patients with advanced disease or at high risk of losing vision, it is important to treat early and aggressively.
How is Glaucoma Treated?