My VISION Is Stolen!!!

Prognosis through medication and surgery to prevent further optic nerve damage is good.

Treatment Options

• Glaucoma is usually controlled with eye drop medications. Used daily, the eye drops lower intraocular pressure by reducing the amount of aqueous fluid produced by the eyes or helps the fluid flow better through the drainage angle.
• Laser surgery helps to drain the aqueous fluid from the eye. The various procedure types can be carried out in the ophthalmologist’s clinic or as outpatient in the surgical centre:
  1. Trabeculoplasty
     This surgery is for persons with open-angle glaucoma. The surgeon uses the laser to facilitate the drainage angle function better, in order for the fluid to flow out properly, thus reducing the eye pressure.
  2. Iridotomy
     This procedure is recommended for persons with angle-closure glaucoma. The ophthalmologist uses the laser to create a tiny hole in the iris allowing the fluid to flow towards the drainage angle.
• Surgery
  3. Trabeculectomy
     The surgeon creates a tiny flap in the sclera and a bubble in the conjunctiva called a filtration bleb to drain the aqueous humor (Fig 2).
     In the bleb, the fluid is absorbed by the tissue around the eye, hence lowering the eye pressure.