“I have been told that I have glaucoma (or I am at risk of developing glaucoma) but what is it ?”
Glaucoma is a disease process where the optic nerve (the main “pipe” carrying visual signals from the eye to the brain) is progressively damaged.
It is usually caused by elevated pressure inside the eye (“intraocular pressure” or “IOP”). Rarely, glaucoma can develop despite a perceived normal eye pressure but this is usually due to the influence of other factors.
Glaucoma Monitoring brief description
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) :
SLT can allow safe and effective reduction in eye pressure and offer an alternative to long term eye drops to control your disease.
Safer, Earlier Glaucoma Surgery brief description
Conventional Glaucoma Surgery: Trabeculectomy & Tube Surgery: brief description