Glaucoma

Your Glaucoma Treatment Possibilities 

 You do not have to accept the harm that glaucoma is doing to your vision. Mitchell Optical Co Inc. of Mitchell, IN wants you to know all your options. You can treat glaucoma. Your treatments depend on your diagnosis. You can begin learning your options by visiting a medical optometrist.

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Once your examination is complete, your eye doctor will discuss your immediate and long-term options with you. Treatment options like eye drops, laser surgery, and traditional surgery are designed to decrease the eye pressure to protect the optic nerve from further damage, effectively preserving your vision.

Medications for Glaucoma 

 Typically, eye doctors prescribe eye drops as a first-choice treatment. The drops improve the patient’s eye drainage and decrease the fluid made by the eyes, both of which reduce eye pressures. Some patients require more than one medication. The most common meds for this condition include alpha agonists, beta-blockers, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, prostaglandin analogs, and rho kinase inhibitors. The prostaglandin analogs have two common side effects which are not considered harmful. They include iris color changes and eyelash growth. 

Laser Surgery for Glaucoma 

 Sometimes, patients, have problems with the medications or the medications prove inadequate for treatment. These individuals may be a good candidate for laser treatment. Laser surgery becomes the primary treatment. It can lower the pressure on the eye by itself and can delay the need for using daily medication. Different types of laser surgery treat different forms of glaucoma. It is an outpatient surgery which means you will have the procedure at your doctor’s office or at a clinic. You can typically resume your normal activities the following day.

Traditional Surgery for Glaucoma 

 Traditional surgery consists of making a small drainage hole in the sclera or white part of the eye. The procedure is referred to as a trabeculectomy or a sclerotomy. This drainage hole lets excess fluid flow out of the eye, lowering eye pressure which prevents or reduces optic nerve damage. There typically is no pain from the surgery since the patient is first sedated with an I.V., then the patient receives an injection behind or around the eye that prevents its movement. In younger patients, the hole may heal, requiring follow-up surgery to make a new hole. This procedure results in successful treatment in 70 to 90 percent of cases.

Call Mitchell Optical Today 

 Every day you skip visiting the doctor delays your return to normal sight. Call Mitchell Optical Co Inc. in Mitchell, IN today. We can help treat glaucoma and allow you to see properly again.

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