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What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is the “silent thief of vision” it is a disease that causes progressive loss of the nerve fibres that take visual information from the eye to the brain. It is often associated with a raised intraocular pressure. If left untreated, it will cause tunnel vision and eventual blindness. We can preserve your vision with timely treatment using drops, laser treatment, or surgery. There are two main types of glaucoma:

  1. Open-Angle Glaucoma or Simple Chronic Glaucoma
  2. Angle-Closure Glaucoma or Narrow-Angle Glaucoma

 

Open Angle Glaucoma

Open angle glaucoma is associated with getting older, especially if there is a family member with glaucoma. It can have secondary causes including from certain medications, eye injury (even long in the past), eye inflammatory disease, diabetes and short-sightedness.

Closed Angle Glaucoma

Closed angle glaucoma occurs in older people, frequently with long-sightedness and cataracts. It can cause a sudden onset painful eye. The earlier it is diagnosed and treated with a simple laser procedure, the less likely you are likely to have a closed angle glaucoma attack that can damage your vision. Regular eye checks are needed for six months following laser to ensure the treatment has been successful.

Open Angle Glaucoma Symptoms

  • May have no symptoms
  • Seeing worse in the dark than normal

Narrow Angle Glaucoma Symptoms

  • Painful eye, especially at night
  • Seeing worse in the dark than normal
  • Haloes around lights
  • Blurred vision
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Open-angle Glaucoma

Open-angle glaucoma is usually diagnosed during routine eye checks and is managed with long-term drops and drainage surgery. If you have suspected glaucoma, you require a directed and comprehensive examination, usually over 2 visits to the ophthalmologist. You will have an eye scan to check your nerve health and a visual field test to see if you have any vision defects from the glaucoma. It is usually treated with eye drops and sometimes tablets to lower the pressure often with a type of laser surgery that helps the eye drain fluid called selective laser trabeculoplasty. If these methods do not work, surgery to help the eye drain is offered.

Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Angle-closure glaucoma needs urgent treatment with drops or pills with an emergency laser procedure to make a hole in the iris to allow fluid to drain from the eye properly. All our consultant ophthalmologists at Edgbaston Eye Consultants are trained to manage patients with glaucoma. If drainage surgery is required, we usually refer our patients to our glaucoma surgical team for the most modern and effective surgery to treat the eye pressure.

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What People Are Saying

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What People Are Saying

Mr Masood was excellent as was Mr Williams during my initial consultation. Both were clear about treatment options, potential risks and expected outcomes. Surgery was stress free as any worries or concerns were cleared prior to surgery. Everyone did their utmost to ensure that you felt comfortable throughout the whole process.

Mr Masood was excellent as was Mr Williams during my initial consultation. Both were clear about treatment options, potential risks and expected outcomes. Surgery was stress free as any worries or concerns were cleared prior to surgery. Everyone did their utmost to ensure that you felt comfortable throughout the whole process.

Really pleased with the outcome of my procedure. and the attention and work of Professor Scott. I will always recommend him. He is a brilliant man and very caring.

Prof. Scott explained the injury and that it was worse than first thought. At this present time this has left me partially sighted in my right eye. Unsure as to what the future outcome will be. Professional and courteous at all times. Hospital facilities superb.

This was no nowhere near as traumatic an experience as I was expecting. Everyone who looked after me was exceedingly kind and considerate. I would like to say a special word of thanks to reception, especially Hawa. People arrive for eye surgery very apprehensive and nervous. The staff in Reception are cheerful, reassuring, helpful and kind.

I am thrilled with the treatment carried out on my eye by Rob and his team - just not happy fully with the outcome as not what I expected but that is in no way reflective of treatment received here.

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