TRUVISION
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness for people 60 and older.
TRUVISION Eye Center provides comprehensive glaucoma care, including screening, treatment, and prevention.
Many types of glaucoma have no warning signs, so routine screening is the best way to slow or prevent vision loss. Call TRUVISION Eye Center to schedule an appointment today.
What are the symptoms of Glaucoma?
Signs and symptoms of glaucoma vary depending on the type and severity of your condition. Symptoms of different types of glaucoma include:
Open-angle glaucoma
The most common form of glaucoma, symptoms of this condition develop gradually and include patchy blind spots in your central or peripheral vision. Tunnel vision may occur in the advanced stages.
Angle-closure glaucoma
Also called closed-angle glaucoma, this condition occurs when the pressure in your eye rises suddenly. Known as an acute attack, symptoms include:
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Sudden blurry vision
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Severe eye pain
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Headache
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Nausea and vomiting
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Seeing halos around lights
An acute angle-closure glaucoma attack is a medical emergency. Call the TRUVISION Eye Center right away if you have any of these symptoms.
What causes Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is the result of increased pressure in your eye, known as intraocular pressure (IOP). The back of your eye continuously produces a fluid called aqueous humor, which fills the front part of your eye. Normally, this fluid leaves your eye through an area called the drainage angle / trabecular meshwork.
A blockage in the drainage angle can cause fluid to accumulate, which makes your IOP rise. The increased pressure damages the fibers of your optic nerve. As you lose these fibers, you can also lose vision permanently.
How is Glaucoma treated?
No treatment can reverse the damage to your optic nerve. However, at TRUVISION Eye Center, Dr. Bui can help slow the progression of glaucoma and prevent vision loss, especially if you catch the disease in its early stages.
Glaucoma treatment focuses on lowering your IOP. Depending on your needs, Dr. Bui may recommend prescription eye drops, oral medications, laser therapy, surgery, or a combination of these treatments.
Laser therapy, also called Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT), involves opening the drainage channels with a small laser beam. This can easily be done in clinic with minimal downtime.
Other approaches include minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), which is often combined with cataract surgery. MIGS uses microscopic equipment to make tiny incisions, reducing the risk for complications involved with more invasive glaucoma surgery.