Glaucoma Treatment
Dr. Shannon Smith, our fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist and surgeon, is an experienced and compassionate provider. Dr. Smith has built her reputation on the principle of open communication and state-of-the-art care. A great deal of time is spent with each patient to ensure that there is a total understanding of the disease, which leads to great success and compliance.Most glaucoma is open-angle glaucoma. The disease is a result of pressure inside the eye that is too high for the optic nerve to tolerate, resulting in damage to the nerve which then causes a loss of side or peripheral vision, followed by loss of central vision. Unfortunately, there is no pain or other symptoms until after vision loss has occurred. It is a leading cause of blindness, but if caught early it can be controlled. If you are over 40, you should have an eye exam every year or year and a half. If you are African-American, or you have a family member with glaucoma, you at higher risk for developing glaucoma and should have your eyes examined and eye pressure checked every year. Narrow-angle glaucoma is much less common and is very different from open-angle glaucoma in that eye pressure can rise very quickly. There is usually severe eye pain or brow ache with nausea and blurred vision. If not treated promptly, this glaucoma produces blindness in the affected eye in a short period of time.
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Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty
Beta Blockers
Canaloplasty
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Diode Cyclophotocoagulation
Glaucoma Drainage Implants
iStent® Trabecular Micro-Bypass
Laser Iridotomy
Miotics
Narrow-Angle Glaucoma
Open-Angle Glaucoma
Prostaglandin Analogues
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
Sym. Alpha-Adrenergic Agonist
Trabeculectomy
