Can MIGS Prevent Vision Loss from Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Often called the “silent thief of sight,” it causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, typically due to increased
Category: Glaucoma
Understanding Glaucoma Test Results: What do They Mean?
One of the leading causes of blindness is glaucoma, a condition defined as damage to the optic nerve cells. Because glaucoma has no noticeable symptoms, early diagnosis and successful treatment
Understand Glaucoma
To understand glaucoma, we must think of the eye as a sink. The eye has a faucet and a drain. This faucet produces a clear, water-like fluid called aqueous humor.
What Is Glaucoma? By Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz
Glaucoma is a treatable disease. Glaucoma, however, has no cure. Glaucoma is defined by optic nerve damage. In a majority of cases, glaucomatous optic nerve damage is caused by elevated
Glaucoma Surgery Overview by Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz
By Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz The following is a guide to glaucoma surgery. I have created this guide to help prepare patients for glaucoma surgery. It is intended to help patients
What Type of Glaucoma Do I Have?
There are several types of glaucoma. 1. “Wide” or ” Open” Angle Glaucoma 2. “Narrow” or “Closed” Angle Glaucoma 3. “Combined” or “Mixed” Mechanism Glaucoma Patients should know which type