Glaucoma

Glaucoma affects approximately 3 million Americans. Over 120,000 will go blind. Glaucoma ranks as a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Even if it does not cause blindness, it can severely impair vision.

There are two major types of glaucoma: chronic or primary open-angle glaucoma and acute closed-angle glaucoma. Variations include congenital glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma and secondary glaucoma.

Chronic glaucoma has no warning signs. About half of Americans with chronic glaucoma don’t know they have it. Glaucoma gradually reduces your peripheral vision. By the time you notice it, permanent damage has already occurred. If your intraocular pressure remains high, you can develop tunnel vision. You will only be able to see objects straight ahead.

Other signs include headaches, blurred vision, difficulty adapting to darkness or haloes around lights. Chronic glaucoma normally develops after age 35.

The good news is that Pierre Alfred, MD, and John Warren, MD, have introduced a safe, effective, breakthrough laser treatment called SLT, or selective laser trabeculoplasty. Hampden eye & Lasik Center was the first eyecare facility in the area to have SLT.

To learn more about Hampden Eye & Lasik Center's advanced diagnostics and glaucoma care, or to make an appointment, call us at 888-943-8969.

Hampden Eye & Lasik Center: The Right Choice for Glaucoma Care