Patient Education

Your ophthalmologist has recommended you use a type of medicine called an alpha agonist. This kind of medicine is helpful in treating glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease that affects your eye’s optic nerve, possibly leading to blindness. The optic nerve connects your eye to your brain so you can see. Glaucoma

Your ophthalmologist has recommended you use a type of medicine called a beta-blocker. This kind of medicine is helpful in treating glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease that affects your eye’s optic nerve, possibly leading to blindness. The optic nerve connects your eye to your brain so you can see. Glaucoma

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors for Glaucoma Your ophthalmologist has recommended you use a type of medicine called a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. This kind of medicine is helpful in treating glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease that affects your eye’s optic nerve, possibly leading to blindness. The optic

Chronic angle-closure glaucoma is a disease affecting the eye’s optic nerve. Uncontrolled pressure in the eye from a blocked drainage angle damages the optic nerve. When the optic nerve is damaged, it can lead to blindness. Ophthalmologists treat chronic angle-closure glaucoma with medicine and surgery.

Many people have both cataracts and glaucoma at the same time. In some cases, people have cataracts that affect their daily activities, and their eye pressure has not been controlled successfully with glaucoma medicine or laser treatment. For some of these people, ophthalmologists may suggest doing a

Glaucoma is a disease that affects the eye’s optic nerve. This nerve becomes damaged when pressure inside the eye builds up from too much fluid. When the optic nerve is damaged, it can cause blindness. Ophthalmologists treat glaucoma with medicine and surgery. Because glaucoma has no symptoms, it is