| | | | | Poor Digestion, Family History of Glaucoma, Being |
| Glaucoma Eye Surgery | | | | African-American (glaucoma is the leading cause of |
| | | | | blindness among this population), Extreme |
| What is Glaucoma ? | | | | nearsightedness or farsightedness (higher level and a |
| Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can steal sight | | | | risk of angle closure), Steroid use.... |
| without warning or symptoms. Glaucoma is a disease | | | | |
| caused by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) | | | | Treatment |
| resulting either from a malformation or malfunction of | | | | Glaucoma can be treated with eye drops, pills, laser |
| the eye’s drainage structures. Left untreated, an | | | | surgery, eye surgery or a combination of methods. |
| elevated IOP causes irreversible damage the optic | | | | The purpose of treatment is to lower the pressure in |
| nerve and retinal fibers resulting in a progressive, | | | | the eye so that further nerve damage and vision loss |
| permanent loss of vision. | | | | are prevented. |
| The most common form of glaucoma, primary | | | | Laser trabeculoplasty uses a very focused beam of |
| open-angle glaucoma, is associated with an increase in | | | | light to treat the drainage angle of the eye. This |
| the fluid pressure inside the eye. This increase in | | | | surgery makes it easier for fluid to flow out of the |
| pressure may cause progressive damage to the optic | | | | front part of the eye, decreasing pressure in the |
| nerve and loss of nerve fibers. Vision loss may result. | | | | eye. Laser trabeculoplasty may be helpful in treating |
| Advanced glaucoma may even cause blindness... | | | | people with open-angle glaucoma that continues to |
| | | | | get worse in spite of medication treatment... |
| Types of Glaucoma | | | | |
| Open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the | | | | Please log on to : |
| disease, occurs when the angle between the cornea | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| and the iris where fluid is supposed to drain from the | | | | |
| eye is open, but the fluid drains too slowly. | | | | We Care Core Values |
| Closed-angle glaucoma occurs when the drainage | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| angle is blocked by part of the iris and fluid cannot | | | | you as the centre. |
| drain from the eye. Normal-tension glaucoma occurs | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| in patients with normal intraocular pressure and is | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| treated in the same way as open-angle glaucoma... | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| Causes of Glaucoma | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| High level of stress - has been implicated as a major | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| cause of chronic glaucoma, Nutritional Deficiencies and | | | | across the sub continent. |