Glaucoma Treatment Serving Pasadena California
The Best Eye Health, Glaucoma & Vision Treatments in Southern California
We know how challenging living with glaucoma can be. We successfully treat glaucoma for our Pasadena patients and guide them on their healing journey. Please make an appointment today to learn more about how we can help you or your loved ones.
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Glaucoma
Glaucoma has few or no symptoms, at least initially. It is a disease of the optic nerve, which relays images and information to the brain. If glaucoma is not caught and treated in time, optic nerve damage, and eventually blindness, can occur. However, glaucoma is diagnosed easily with a routine ophthalmic exam. There is still no cure for glaucoma and vision loss is irreversible, but treatment can stop glaucoma from progressing. Chronic diseases like glaucoma must be monitored for life. If you have glaucoma, our Pasadena ophthalmologist can meet with you and discuss a plan for treatment and surgery.
– Causes and Risk factors
The eye needs pressure to maintain its shape and function. Abnormal increases in eye pressure can result in glaucoma. Everyone is at risk for glaucoma, but there are some factors that may increase one’s chance of developing it, including:
Anyone over the age of 60.
Family history of glaucoma.
African Americans, especially over the age of 40.
Other risk factors include high eye pressure, optic nerve abnormalities, and an abnormally thin cornea—all of which can be detected during a complete eye exam. If you have any of these risk factors, call our Pasadena ophthalmologist to schedule an eye exam today!
– Symptoms
At first, glaucoma produces no symptoms, but as it progresses, a person may notice problems with peripheral vision. By that point, significant optic nerve damage has occurred. Blind spots will slowly develop in the peripheral or side vision, and they will gradually increase as the disease progresses. Eventually, glaucoma will cause center vision loss, which will result in blindness if left untreated.
The goal of glaucoma management is to identify the condition before any vision loss occurs. Routine, comprehensive eye exams are the best way to detect glaucoma.
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