Glaucoma Diagnosis & Treatment at Stone Ridge Eye Care

Detect Glaucoma Early

One of the main reasons why our optometrists include glaucoma screenings in all eye exams is because glaucoma is one the leading causes of blindness, especially for adults over the age of 60. Glaucoma is hard for patients to spot, and symptoms will not start to appear until the disease has already reached an advanced stage of development.

However, glaucoma does not mean the end of your eyesight. If detected early enough, glaucoma can be managed and mitigated with the help of your optometrists. The first step, however, is to book your next eye exam.

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What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a term used to describe a variety of eye diseases, most of them dealing with rising pressure of inner eye. Not all forms of glaucoma are based in raising eye pressure, like normal-tension glaucoma, but the most common forms do. The forms of glaucoma that are most commonly seen in patients are open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma.

How to Detect Glaucoma

Because of how severe glaucoma could be without early detection, all of our exams include a comprehensive eye disease check, including tests to spot glaucoma.

Our optometrists can detect the disease through a variety of different tests, namely the Goldmann tonometry test and the non-contact tonometry (NCT) test. Both of these tests measure the pressure of your eyes.

Treatments for Glaucoma

Thankfully for patients, there are plenty of options available for mitigating the effect glaucoma has on their vision. Depending on the severity of the disease, your optometrist could recommend the use of eye drops or medications. For some patients, cataract surgery could be available depending on your doctor’s recommendation.

The first step for treating any form of glaucoma, however, is to book your eye exam. Early detection of the disease is paramount to treating it.