Glaucoma Diagnosis & Treatment in Brooklyn
Glaucoma is an eye disease that is associated with abnormally high eye pressures, which slowly damage the optic nerve (the cable that connects the back of the eye to the brain).
The result of this damage to the optic nerve is reduced peripheral vision.
Vision with advanced glaucoma
Normal vision
Evaluation for Glaucoma includes:
measurement of eye pressures
inspection of the eye's drainage angles
inspection of the optic nerve for damage
testing of peripheral vision (visual field)
taking a picture or computer measurement of your optic nerve
measurement of corneal thickness
Treatments for Glaucoma include:
eyedrops to control the eye pressure
laser treatment to lower the eye pressure
laser treatment to lower the risk of an acute attack of glaucoma
surgery